World War II Honoree

Brooks Taylor Hill

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cross Plains, Texas

Honored By

Joe Fields

HE SERVED PROUDLY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, FROM 1943 TO 1945 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND WAS DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS WEST VIRGINIA AND SAW ACTION DURING WWII IN MAJOR BATTLES INCLUDING IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, LEYTE, THE BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT, MINDANAO, MANADO AND TOKYO. HE EARNED SERVICE MEDALS INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL AND FOR ACTION IN FIVE MAJOR BATTLES AS A PRIMERMAN ON A 16-INCH GUN.