World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arleigh Porter Hess, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Haddonfield, New Jersey
Honored By
John Peterson
HE SERVED AS COMMANDER AND NAVIGATOR ON MINE SWEEPERS (YMS49 AND YNS401) IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HIS MINE SWEEPER WAS PRESENT AT THE TAKING OF IWO JIMA AND CLEARED THE HARBOR OF NAGASAKI AFTER THE EXPLOSION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.