World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lonnie Herring Eastham
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
La Grange, North Carolina
Honored By
Norman Douglas Ward, Sr.
Relationship
Stepson
COMMISSIONED THE USS LAFFEY ON FEBRUARY 8, 1944 AT THE BOSTON NAVAL SHIPYARD. SURVIVED THE JAPANESE KAMIKAZE ATTACK AT OKINAWA N APRIL 16, 1945. RETURN TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON ON MAY 25, 1945.