World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Samuel Lee White
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sylacauga, Alabama
Honored By
Ruth C. Barbee
Relationship
Widow
HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS LONG ISLAND CVE-1 AND THE USS BRETON CVE-23 AS A NAVAL AVIATOR. HIS SHIP WAS AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY AND SEVERAL OTHER BATTLES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. HE WAS WOUNDED IN MARCH 1945 AND SENT TO THE SAN DIEGO NAVAL HOSPITAL.