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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eugene Hawthorne

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Whigham, Georgia

Honored By

American Legion Post 122

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

GUNNER'S MATE SECOND CLASS. USS CHAMPION AM-314, USS RED START AM-378, ARMED GUARD, SS JAMES WOODROW. ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. COMMENDED FOR ACTION AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT, SALERNO, ITALY SEPTEMBER 11-SEPTEMBER 17, 1943.