World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Wyatt 'Slats' Walden
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Honored By
R. Presley Cruthirds
Relationship
First Cousin
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN 1927. TRANSFERRED TO U.S. COAST GUARD IN 1930. ACHIEVED THE NAVY'S HIGHEST ENLISTED RANK ABOARD THE USS MERRILL DE-393, A DESTROYER ESCORTING VESSELS FOR CONVOYS AND TRAVELING FROM THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S. TO NORTH AFRICA AND OTHER PORTS.