World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Wallace Figg
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
MaryAnne Holman
Relationship
Niece
HE WAS A DEVOTED CORPSMAN ON AN LST DURING WWII, TIRELESSLY AIDING THE INJURED AND DYING. OFTEN HE WOULD RUN OUT OF MORPHINE, AND HAD TO SIT BY HIS FELLOW SAILOR DOING ALL HE COULD WITHOUT A PAINKILLER TO DISPENSE.