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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

George Gilmer Craddock, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lynchburg, Virginia

Honored By

W. Neil Hammerstrom, Jr.

Relationship

Nephew

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER AS A LIEUTENANT ABOARD THE USS PRINGLE DD-477, A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER. SURVIVED SINKING OF SHIP BY JAPANESE KAMIKAZE PLANE NEAR OKINAWA ON APRIL 16, 1945.