World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Lawrence 'Billy' Patterson, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lanford, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS WASP CV-7. HIS SHIP WAS SUNK BY TORPEDOES ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1942 SOME 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.