World War II Honoree

C. W. 'Bill' Worley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Carrollton, Georgia

Honored By

Mary Worley

Relationship

Spouse

BOILERMAKER. SERVED ON THE 'THE KAMIKAZE NIGHTMARE' PLANK OWNER AND SURVIVOR SERVING ABOARD THE USS LITTLE DD-803, THAT WAS SUNK DURING OKINAWA SEA BATTLE BY 4 JAPANESE KAMIKAZES LATE AFTERNOON OF MAY 3, 1945. SUNK ON PICKET STATION 10 BETWEEN OKINAWA AND TOKYO BAY. RESCUED BY LIFELINE FROM SMALL BOAT IN OPEN SEA ABOUT 6 HOURS LATER.