World War II Honoree

Charles Earl Fariss, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

Tee Bressler

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED NOVEMBER 1942 AND SENT TO CAMP PERRY AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. TRAINING IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA BEFORE BEING SENT TO 87TH ANTHONY AVIATION SCHOOL. JOINED COMBAT AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT #12 IN LOS ALAMITOS, CALIFORNIA AND SHIPPED TO GUAM FOR THIRTEEN MONTHS DUTY IN PATROLS, SEARCH AND FLYING. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 1945 AT NORTH ISLAND NAVAL STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.