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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Clay Waggoner

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Carthage, Mississippi

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT A YOUNG AGE AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER STATIONED IN NEW ORLEANS. THEN SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR ABOARD THE LIGHT CRUISER USS DETROIT CL-8. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.