World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
R. S. Harper
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Austin, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED AT THE AGE OF 17 AND SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE FOUGHT IN THE INVASION OF PELELIU, WITH THE BEACHMASTER UNIT AND IN 1945 HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS SIERRA IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.