- SURNAME
Ferrin
- FORENAME
Harold Charles
- UNIT
Navy Corpsman attached to 4th Raider Battalion
- RANK
Pharmacist's Mate Second Class
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
New Georgia (20th July 1943)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 13.04.1922
enlisted 03.06.1941, Fort Snelling
22.05.1944 married Anna Elizabeth (nee Devine) Ferrin (1914-2018)
discharged 25.06.1945
died 01.04.1998 (Aged 75)
Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, USA. Section 8, Site 1345
CITATION:
Silver Star : Pharmacist's Mate Second Class Harold C. Ferrin, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on 20 July 1943, while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Fourth Marine Raider Battalion at New Georgia. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/55585FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/645256/harold-c-ferrin
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