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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wayne Davis Hagood

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Fort Worth, Texas

Honored By

G. H. King

Relationship

Friend

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Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN NAVY ON APRIL 28, 1943 AT FORT WORTH, TEXAS. BOOT CAMP AT CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION, TEXAS; AVIATION ORDNANCE SCHOOL, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA; AVIATION GUNNERY SCHOOL, WHITBY, WASHINGTON. JOINED COMPOSITE SQUADRON VC 77 IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. SQUADRON EMBARKED ON ESCORT CARRIER RUDYERD BAY, CVE-81. AS GUNNER ON TBF AVENGER, FLEW 49 MISSIONS. SHOT DOWN OVER YAP ISLAND. SPENT EIGHT HOURS IN LIFE RAFT BEFORE PICKED UP BY U.S. DESTROYER. PARTICIPATED IN CAMPAIGNS AT PALAU, LEYTE, LEYTE GULF, LUZON AND IWO JIMA. RECEIVED AIR MEDAL AND OTHER CITATIONS. DISCHARGED APRIL 4, 1946 AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AS AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN 2ND CLASS (GUNNER).