Sixteen homeless O.C. Veterans who passed away this year were honored by Pres. Obama

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Date: November 10, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: The Orange County District Attorney Public Administrator’s Office

WHAT: Honored 16 deceased veterans who passed away indigent in 2016. The office of the Public Administrator has unique powers to secure real and personal property until an eligible administrator is appointed. The Public Administrator protects the assets and manages the affairs of deceased residents of Orange County, who at the time of death left no known heirs, no will, no named executor, or an executor who is ineligible. The veterans listed below were issued certificates, signed by President Barack Obama, recognizing them for their service:

Walter Stephen Biswell – United States Air Force (Air Force)
Frederick Dewitt Booth – Air Force
William Lee Carroll – Air Force and United States Marine Corps (Marine Corps)
Robert Thomas French – Air Force
Thomas William Anderson – United States Army (Army)
Albert A. Berquist – Army
Peter O. Corral – Army
Stanley Gene Davis – Army
Richard T. Gutknecht – Army
Joseph Jeffrey Jarrell – Army
Benjamin Martin Jeffey – Army
George D. Johnson – Army
Stephen Andrew McMahon – Army
Larry A. Rushing – Marine Corps
Carl Eugene Herring – United States Navy (Navy)
John Edward Thompson – Navy

WHEN: Today, Nov. 10, 2016

TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

Public Affairs Unit
Office: 714-347-8405