World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Thurman Hawkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lexington, North Carolina
Honored By
Jeffrey & Lillian(Hawkins) McBreairty and Family
SERVED ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, BELLEAU WOOD AND THE HORNET IN THE PACIFIC. A COOK ON BOTH SHIPS AND WAS ALSO A SPARING PARTNER IN BOXING AND ONCE SPARED WITH WORLD CHAMPION JOE LEWIS DURING HIS TOURS OF THE PACIFIC.