Willard Carlson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Willard Carlson
Mr. Carlson enlisted in the Naval Reserve on September 2, 1942.
He served as a Seaman First Class aboard the cruiser USS Bremerton and in continental United States stations.
He was awarded the following: American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal.
Mr. Carlson was honorably discharged on December 13, 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 51.