World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James M. Ballinger
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Honored By
Ms. Elizabeth Stiles
When the Houston was sunk off the coast of Indonesia, James and others swam 10 miles to shore. They were turned in to the Japanese by some natives and spent 4 years in a Japanese prison camp having a miserable time.