World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Leonard Thomas Woods
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wrightsville, Georgia
Honored By
Stephen Savage
SERVED ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) AS CHIEF RADIO ELECTRICIAN. AFTER DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS LOST AT SEA ALONG WITH 879 FELLOW CREWMEN.