Soldier Details
Division:
Navy
,
USS Lenawee, APA 195
Theater of Operation:
Pacific
Served:
Oct 28, 1943
-
Apr 4, 1946
Honored By:
Wife, Lillian; and children
Biography
Vernon took basic training at Farragut, Idaho; was assigned to the USS Lenawee, APA 195; amphibious training at Camp Pendleton; and Pearl Harbor. He participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa; clean up in the Philippines; signing of the surrender at Tokyo Bay. Vernon was discharged at Norman, Oklahoma.