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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Joseph Cox Wassum

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Jenkins, Kentucky

Honored By

Richard Lewis Blanton, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIREMAN 1ST CLASS. STATIONED ABOARD THE USS LEXINGTON DURING WWII. KILLED DURING A TORPEDO ATTACK IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. ON DECEMBER 4, 1943 AT 2150 HOURS, A JAPANESE AIRCRAFT DROPPED A TORPEDO WHICH HIT THE STARBOARD STERN. KILLED 9 MEN AND WOUNDED 35. THE BODIES WERE REMOVED AND ORIGINALLY BURIED ON KWAJALEIN.