World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Purnell Hatch Westbrook
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Waverly, Virginia
Honored By
Purnell Hatch Westbrook, Jr.
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD THE USS THOMAS STONE IN THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. DEVELOPED PNEUMONIA AND RETURNED TO THE STATES WITH TUBERCULOSIS. DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY AND SENT TO A SANITARIUM IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA WHERE HE DIED A YEAR LATER.