World War II Honoree

Ed W. 'Too Tall' Freeman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Neely, Mississippi

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY AT 17 JUST BEFORE GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL DURING WWII. HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS CACAPON AO-52 FOR 2 YEARS. HE ALSO FOUGHT IN KOREA AND VIETNAM WITH THE U.S. ARMY. HE BECAME A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT.