World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James David DuVal
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Macon, Georgia
Honored By
James & Joyce Hildreth
ASSIGNED TO THE USS ALGORAB. SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ONTO JAPAN FOR THE OKINAWA INVASION. HIS ACTION ASSIGNMENT WAS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT 30 MILLIMETER GUN. AFTER THE INVASION THE SHIP WENT TO HAWAII FOR REPAIRS AND ON TO SAN FRANCISCO, WAS ASSIGNED TO A TRANSPORT SHIP EN ROUTE TO MANILA TO BRING HOME SOLDIERS AND MARINES. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA IN JANUARY 1946.