World War II Honoree

O. Wayne Bierma

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Nevada, Iowa

Honored By

Betty Taylor

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED FROM JULY 7, 1942 TO APRIL 12, 1943 IN THE U.S. AIR CORPS AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE. THEN SERVED FROM JANUARY 3, 1944 TO FEBRUARY 19, 1946 IN THE U.S. NAVY WHERE HE SAW MUCH ACTIVE DUTY. HE AND HIS CREW MATES BOARDED LST 582 AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND EVENTUALLY RODE HER TO TOKYO, JAPAN, PARTICIPATING IN MANY WELL-KNOWN BATTLES.