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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Hubert Harrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cairo, Georgia

Honored By

American Legion Post 122

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC; GUNNERS MATE FIRST CLASS, USS PADDLE SS-203. ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE SILVER STAR AND THREE BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WWII VICTORY MEDAL. THE PADDLE SUNK THE JAPANESE SHIP SHINYO MARU WHICH WAS LOADED WITH ABOUT 800 AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR. EIGHTY SURVIVORS WERE ABLE TO SWIM TO A NEARBY ISLAND AND WERE RESCUED BY ANOTHER AMERICAN SUBMARINE.