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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James B. Wells

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Queen City, Texas

Honored By

Randall S. McDaniel

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY ABOARD THE USS HENLEY. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE SHIP, BEING IN THE WATER FOR EIGHT HOURS BEFORE BEING RESCUED BY ANOTHER SHIP. HE WAS ABOARD THE DDS-727 DEHAVEN AT THE END OF THE WAR. DEHAVEN WAS ONE OF THE DESTROYERS SURROUNDING THE USS MISSOURI WHEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDER WAS SIGNED BY GENERAL MACARTHUR AND THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.