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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

R. Preston Cocke

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Williamsburg, Virginia

Honored By

Mark Conrad

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ASSIGNED TO THE 116TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, PREPARING FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN WHEN THE WAR ENDED. HE WAS THEN SENT TO KYUSHU ISLAND, JAPAN AS PART OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION UNTIL JUNE 1946.