World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard V. Woodruff, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Honored By
H. V. Woodruff
PHARMACIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS HOSPITAL CORPSMAN. USS SANDOVAL APA-194, USS DENVER CL-58, IWO JIMA; ATTACHED TO MARINE CORPS 4TH DIVISION. COMBAT CORPSMAN, OKINAWA; OCCUPATION JAPAN. USS SANDOVAL APA-194 HIT BY KAMIKAZE JAPANESE FIGHTER PLANE; FIVE KILLED, TWENTY-NINE WOUNDED.