Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Goss, Mississippi
Honored By
Frank Fortenberry II
Relationship
Son
SERVED ON THE USS BILOXI, A LIGHT CRUISER AND THE USS BEAUMONT, A WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE SHIP. HE SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 UNTIL NOVEMBER 11, 1945. HIS TOURS OF DUTY TOOK HIM AROUND THE MIDWAY ISLANDS, ALASKA AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.