World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Walton Coley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Selma, North Carolina
Honored By
Jane Noe Bradley
Relationship
Niece
INDUCTED IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA IN JULY 1944 AND WENT THROUGH BOOT CAMP AT CAMP PERRY, VIRGINIA. THEN ASSIGNED TO CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION, TEXAS WHERE HE WORKED IN THE NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT OF A PBM SQUADRON. LATER WORKED IN YARD CRAFT, AIR-SEA RESCUE UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE IN JULY OF 1946.