Elzer Harwell
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Navy |
Rank | Chief Warrant Officer 4 |
Wall | E |
Wall Side | 1 |
Row | 5 |
Plaque Number | 39 |
World War I - World War II
MEDALS-RIBBONS: American Defense, American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, World War I Victory, World War II Victory
In 1917 while aboard USS Fanning when she sank a German U-Boat, Harwell jumped overboard and saved a German crewman. He was awarded a Navy Commendation.