World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willie Jenkins Faulkenberry, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lyman, Mississippi
Honored By
The Faulkenberry Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS CUTTLEFISH SS-171, USS MACKEREL SS-204, SECURITY BASE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA AND USS LC(FF)-503. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 'A', PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 1 STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.