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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Emmett Westbrook, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Benton, Arkansas

Honored By

Arnold A. Wright

Relationship

Friend

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Activity During WWII

ENLISTED INTO THE COAST GUARD ON OCTOBER 29, 1942. AFTER BOOT CAMP AND ADVANCED TRAINING, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS HERMES AND LC1325. HE SAW DUTY AT IWO JIMA, GUADALCANAL, OKINAWA AND SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE OCCUPATIONAL FORCES IN JAPAN.