World War II Honoree

James Clark Clawson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Alvin Klassen

Relationship

Friend

SERVED FROM SPRING 1943 (17 YEARS OLD) TO SUMMER 1946. SERVED TWO YEARS ON THE WILLIAM S. GILES, MERCHANT SHIP, AS THE GUNNER'S MATE FOR THE BOW 3-INCH ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN. THE GILES TRAVELED IN CONVOY CARRYING MOSTLY TANKS AND PLANES BETWEEN PORTS IN THE U.S., NORTH AFRICA, AND PORTS CLOSEST TO THE EUROPEAN FRONT. ALSO SERVED 9 MONTHS ON THE USS VICKSBURG IN THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT ON THE WEST COAST OF THE U.S. AWARDS: LEGION OF MERIT MEDAL, SHARPSHOOTER AWARD.