Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Natchez, Mississippi
Honored By
Robyn Nugent
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED ON GUAM IN THE PACIFIC. TITLE WAS COXSWAIN. TRANSPORTED TROOPS FROM SHIP TO SHORE. WHEN THE WAR ENDED HE WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING ROLL AND MAKING SURE ALL SERVICE MEMBERS WERE PRESENT FOR DUTY UNTIL THEIR ENLISTMENT TIME WAS UP. HE WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE AMERICAN AREA RIBBON AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON.