World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Leroy Mims
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AND PARTICIPATED IN THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. SURVIVED SEVERAL YEARS AS A PRISONER OF WAR.