World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Alexander York
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Honored By
Wendy York
Relationship
Daughter
JOINED U.S. NAVY AS SEAMAN IN 1937. SERVED ON USS FALCON, USS BROOKLYN, USS HYMAN AND SEVERAL OTHERS. PROMOTED TO CHIEF SHORTLY BEFORE THE WAR. BECAME AN OFFICER DURING WWII. ALSO SERVED IN KOREAN CONFLICT. RETIRED AS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE.