World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Archie E. Poynter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cotter, Arkansas
Honored By
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 67
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE OKINAWA CAMPAIGN AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. ASSIGNED TO LST 820, WHICH SANK IN A TYPHOON IN 1946.