World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard M. Miscannon
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
IN APRIL 1944, HE WAS SERVING ABOARD THE USS LANSDALE WHEN THE DESTROYER WAS STRUCK BY A TORPEDO OFF THE COAST OF ALGERIA. THE SHIP SANK AND 47 LIVES WERE LOST. HE WAS RESCUED.