WESLEY HOYT "WES" RUTH
Deceased
Rate/Rank
CDR
Service Branch
USN 9/1938 - 1/1960
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR Born
11/06/1913DESMET, SD
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
USS SUISUN AVP-53
UTILITY SQUADRON ONE VJ-1, NAVAL AIR STATION, FORD ISLAND, HI
CO, PATROL SQUADRON EIGHTEEN VP-18
RAF COASTAL COMMAND
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL