World War II Honoree

James Kenneth Westbury

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Saint George, South Carolina

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

WORKED FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS AT THE U.S. NAVY YARD AS A CIVIL DEFENSE EMPLOYEE DURING THE WAR UNTIL ENLISTING IN THE NAVY. SERVED FOR THREE YEARS, INCLUDING ONE YEAR IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA ABOARD THE LANDING SHIP TANK, LST 603. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1944. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF BOATSWAIN'S MATE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.