World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Robert Priestley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
South Charleston, West Virginia
Honored By
Joseph R. Priestley
SERVED ON USS SHANGRI-LA CV-38. PARTICIPATED IN FIRST TWO BIKINI A-BOMB TESTS. LATER BECAME NAVAL AVIATOR COMMANDING AIRSHIPS, MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANES AND ATTACK HELICOPTERS.