World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Braxton Guffey
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cliffside, North Carolina
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
PROUDLY SERVED ABOARD THE FLAT-TOP CARRIER USS COWPENS CVL-25 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. RECEIVED 12 BATTLE STARS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, JANUARY 10, 1945 AND INTO TOKYO HARBOR, AUGUST 27, 1945, AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.