World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vernal Erickson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Pearl H. Erickson
SERVED IN U.S. NAVY (AIR). CRUISERS USS AUGUSTA AND USS HELENA. FLEW INTERIM TOURS AT AIR BASES. MOST TOURS WERE ON CRUISERS AUGUSTA AND HELENA. ALSO LOOKED FOR AMELIA EARHART'S LOSS. PULLED OUT FOR ATLANTIC AT TIME OF PEARL HARBOR.