World War II Honoree

Crayton Robert Benson, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Salisbury, North Carolina

Honored By

Lee G. Smoak

Relationship

Friend

SERVED 12/7/42 TO DISCHARGE ON 11/19/45. STATIONED AT LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA; FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA; FOWEY, PLYMOUTH AND PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. ALSO STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII AND NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION AS A 6TH LCVP OFFICER. AT PEARL HARBOR, PARTICIPATED IN THE PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. AWARDED THE DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, COMBAT SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, U.S. NAVY SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL AND THE HONORABLE SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.