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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Cecil D. Poynter

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Trumann, Arkansas

Honored By

Neva Sue Smithson Poynter & Family

Relationship

Wife & Children

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS NAVAL UNIT. HE WAS ABOARD THE USS COLUSA, APA-74. HE STEERED THE SALVAGE BOAT (A DRAG LANDING CRAFT) DURING LANDING OF TROOPS. HIS SERVICE WAS IN THE PACIFIC INCLUDING WAKE ISLAND, GUAM, OKINAWA, JAPAN, DUTCH NEW GUINEA AND HAWAII.