World War II Honoree

James Russell 'Jim' Frazee, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Enid, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN THE BRITISH ISLES IN WALES IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE NORMANDY D-DAY INVASION. REASSIGNED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER ENGAGED IN UNIVERSITY STUDIES, AS PART OF THE NAVY COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.