World War II Honoree

James H. Almond

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Weedowee, Alabama

Honored By

Dorothy J. Almond

Relationship

Wife

SERVED ON THE USS ELIZABETH C. STANTON FROM NOVEMBER, 1943 TO JANUARY, 1946. INVOLVED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. HIS SHIP WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENTER JAPAN AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED. MEDALS INCLUDE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL,OCCUPATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL.