World War II Honoree

D. L. Batts

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Nashville, Tennessee

Honored By

Helen Batts

Relationship

Wife

SERVED ON THE USS OAKLAND WAS IN NINE BATTLES. HE PARTICIPATED IN BATTLES IN NOVEMBER 1943. SECURED THE GILBERT, MARSHALL AND THE MARIANA ISLANDS, AND PALAU, YAP AND THE PHILIPPINES. ALSO SERVED ON IWO JIMA IN THE TYPHOON THAT DESTROYED THREE SHIPS IN THE PHILIPPINES. LAST IN TOKYO BAY; WATCHED THE PEACE TREATY SIGNING SEPTEMBER 2, 1945. MADE SURE THAT THE ISLANDS WERE SAFE FROM BOMBS.