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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Benjamin 'J.B.' Clemons

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lawton, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN JULY, 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF HIS SHIP AFTER IT WAS STRUCK BY AN ENEMY TORPEDO OFF OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS ON APRIL 1, 1944. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN MARCH, 1946 AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.