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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lawson Morgan Penny

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Nances Creek, Alabama

Honored By

David P. Norton

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SEAMAN 2ND CLASS. ENTERED THE NAVY AT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA ON OCTOBER 12, 1944. HE WAS DISCHARGED AT MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON MARCH 6, 1946. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, HE SERVED ON 2 SHIPS, THE BATTLESHIP USS ALABAMA BB-60 AND THE USS CHILTON APA-38. WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE USS CHILTON, HE SERVED IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, OKINAWA, CHINA AND JAPAN.