World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lynn L. Harrer
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Liberty, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Lynn L. Harrer
PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7, 1941. SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1943. TOKYO BAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1945. COMBAT: DECEMBER 7, 1941 -- USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38, PEARL HARBOR; DECEMBER 1943 -- USS APC-27, INVASION NEW GEORGIA, SOLOMON ISLANDS; APRIL 1, 1945 -- USS SPRINGFIELD CL-66, INVASION OKINAWA; SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 -- USS SPRINGFIELD CL-66, TOKYO BAY; SEPTEMBER 16, 1945 -- USS SOUTH DAKOTA BB-57, TOKYO BAY. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER STAR AND 1 BRONZE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH BRONZE LETTER 'A', FLEET CLASP, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH CLASP, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL, UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, AND THE PEARL HARBOR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.