World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ivan J. Berry
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Hurricane, West Virginia
Honored By
Janet A. Berry
SERVED ABOARD USS LST-789; SEPTEMBER 1944 TO APRIL 1946. PARTICIPATED IN INVASIONS OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA AND INITIAL PHASE OF OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. AWARDED AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, INSIGNIA FOR AMPHIBIOUS FORCE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.