World War II Honoree

Benjamin Franklin Piner, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wilmington, North Carolina

Honored By

Randall Keith Piner

Relationship

Son

QUARTERMASTER 2ND CLASS. ENLISTED MAY 20, 1941. SERVICE VESSELS AND STATIONS SERVED ON: NAVAL RECRUITING STATION (NRS) RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA; NAVAL TRAINING STATION (NTS), NAVAL OPERATING BASE (NOB), NORVA. NAVAL TRAINING STATION (NTS) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. PATROL SQUADRON 23. HEADQUARTERS PATROL SQUADRON 2. PATROL SQUADRON 71. FLEET AIR WING 1, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON. COMMANDER AIRCRAFT SOUTH PACIFIC FOR FLAG. CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 5. HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, FLEET AIR WING 14. RECEIVING STATION TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER; CAMP ELLIOTT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. USS LST-243. PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER; SHELTON, VIRGINIA. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.