World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jackie Wayne Groomer
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Paoli, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
Served aboard the SS Stevenson Taylor, a Liberty Ship built in Baltimore, Maryland with the Naval Armed Guard Unit in the Atlantic Theater. Also SERVED ABOARD THE USS HUNTER LIGGETT (APA-14), AN ATTACK TRANSPORT. SERVED WITH THE 3rd Division, ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, TransPORTATION SQUADRON Ten, TransPORTATION Division One flag ship. RATING OF SEAMAN FIRST CLASS.