World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Orville Hiles
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
Joe Hiles
Relationship
Honorary Nephew
HE WAS SERVING IN THE NAVY WHEN HIS SHIP, THE USS LUCE, WAS HIT BY TWO KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS BADLY BURNED AND JUMPED INTO THE SEA AS HIS SHIP BROKE UP AND WENT DOWN. HE AND HIS MATES WERE MENACED BY SHARKS AS THEY AWAITED RESCUE.