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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Warren L. Priest

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Anderson, Indiana

Honored By

Edith Lois Priest

Relationship

Wife

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Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A STRIKER AT PORT LYAUTEY, FRANCE. DECODED AND ENCODED WARTIME SCRAMBLED WEATHER MESSAGES, TOOK COMPLETE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS, PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATIONS, PLOTTED SURFACE MAPS AND UPPER AIR CHARTS. HELPED SET UP NAVAL WEATHER STATION IN FRANCE 1944. RETURNED TO PORT LYAUTEY UNTIL 1945, WHEN HE STARTED DUTY IN ATLANTIC FLEET WEATHER CENTRAL, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 1945.