World War II Honoree

Paul Edward Gilliam

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hudson, North Carolina

Honored By

Son-in-Law

SERVED WITH HONOR ABOARD TWO DESTROYER ESCORT, ESCORT DIVISION (CORTDIV) 51. THE FIRST WAS ABOARD THE USS SWENNING (DE-394) WAS AN EDSALL-CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT BUILT FOR THE U.S. NAVY DURING THE WAR AND SERVED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND PROVIDED DESTROYER ESCORT PROTECTION AGAINST SUBMARINE AND AIR ATTACK FOR NAVY VESSELS AND CONVOYS. THE SECOND,USS JANSSEN (DE-396) WAS AN EDSALL-CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT BUILT FOR THE U.S. NAVY DURING THE WAR AND SERVED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND PROVIDED DESTROYER ESCORT PROTECTION AGAINST SUBMARINE AND AIR ATTACK FOR NAVY VESSELS AND CONVOYS.