World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Robert Waggoner
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Knoxville, Tennessee
Honored By
Michael D. Thomas
Relationship
Son-in-Law
SAILOR ABOARD USS PITTSBURGH. HE WAS IN TASK FORCE 51. HE SERVED AS MAILMAN ABOARD SHIP. THE PITTSBURGH WAS A HEAVY CRUISER IN THE PACIFIC AND WAS INVOLVED IN MANY ISLAND CAMPAIGNS. IT WAS BROKEN APART DURING A TYPHOON AND THE BOW WAS TOWED BACK TO PEARL HARBOR BY THE USS HALE.