World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Burl Lamar Payne
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rossville, Georgia
Honored By
VFW Post 3679
SERVED AS COXSWAIN ON THE USS MOBILE CL-63 FROM HER SHAKEDOWN CRUISE THROUGH OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, DECEMBER 1942 TO JANUARY 1946. THE MOBILE PARTICIPATED IN 47 COMBAT MISSIONS AND WAS AWARDED 13 BATTLE STARS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. PERSONAL DECORATIONS INCLUDE: THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, LIBERATION OF PHILIPPINES RIBBON, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMBAT RIBBON, AND OCCUPATION OF JAPAN RIBBON.