World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Upton Wright Giles, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisiana
Honored By
Priscilla Butler Fraser
Relationship
Niece
ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1942, RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION AND WAS SENT TO GUNNERY SCHOOL AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT EVANSVILLE, ILLINOIS, TRAINED AS GUNNERY OFFICER. SHIP ASSIGNED TO NAME WAS DE-231, USS HODGES, SERVED IN THE PACIFIC. DISCHARGED IN 1946.