World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Leamon Forbis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Monroe, Kentucky
Honored By
Nancy F. Hatcher
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS. HE WAS ABOARD THE USS ARIZONA BB-39 WHEN IT WAS BOMBED. THEN WAS SENT TO SUPPORT THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN AND TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE WAS IN TOKYO BAY AND OBSERVED THE SIGNING OF THE SURRENDER DOCUMENT BY JAPAN. SERVED 1941 UNTIL RETIREMENT IN 1962.