World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Edwin O'Quinn
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Williams, South Carolina
Honored By
John L. O'Quinn
Relationship
Nephew
ENTERED NAVY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. WAS ON A DESTROYER AND WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS SUNK AT NORTH AFRICA. HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND SERVED ON THE USS ALABAMA FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.