World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin Franklin Grimes
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Smithfield, North Carolina
Honored By
His Family
ON BOARD THE USS S-29 ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. ENSIGN ON USS SHAD ON WHICH 6 WAR PATROLS WERE COMPLETED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE ON JANUARY 1, 1945. SERVED 20 YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY UNTIL RETIRING ON MAY 19, 1954.