World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leighton Hurbert Averitt, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED SHORTLY AFTER HIS 17TH BIRTHDAY. HE SERVED ON THE DESTROYER ESCORT USS POPE DE-134. RECIPIENT OF A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR ASSISTING IN THE CAPTURE OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U505.