World War II Honoree

Elton Marion Benson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Clarks, Louisiana

Honored By

Lisa Benson Crooks

Relationship

Granddaughter

INDUCTED AT SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA ON APRIL 21, 1944. ASSIGNED TO AMPHIBIOUS UNIT ABOARD USS CECIL ELTON. HE SERVED AS A BARBER ON A TRANSPORT SHIP WHILE THE SHIP WAS TRAVELING TO ITS DESTINATION. WHEN TROOPS WERE MAKING LANDINGS, HE HELPED OPERATE A PT BOAT AND HIGGINS BOAT. BATTLES ENGAGED IN: IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, MARSHAL ISLANDS, JAPAN, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND MIDWAY ISLAND. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 18, 1945 IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.