World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J. Paul Pirch
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Centerview, Missouri
Honored By
J. Paul Pirch
OCTOBER 1940 TO DECEMBER 1946. GREAT LAKES TRAINING STATION. SHIPS: USS THOMAS STONE AP-59, USS TEXAS BB-35, LST 723 AND 992. NORTH AFRICAN INVASION, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA INVASIONS. DISCHARGED AS CHIEF GUNNER'S MATE P.A.