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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Henry Washington

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Charleston, South Carolina

Honored By

Richard E. Miller

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS OFFICERS' STEWARD ON USS ARIZONA AND SURVIVED THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. TRANSFERRING TO THE DESTROYER MAURY, HE THEN SAILED IN HER THROUGH MOST OF THE NAVY'S MAJOR CAMPAIGNS OF THE PACIFIC WAR, EARNING 16 BATTLE STARS.