World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Cass Alston
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pennington, Alabama
Honored By
Charles Alston
Relationship
Son
SERVED ON THE USS NAUTILUS, AND WAS ALSO ON A SHIP THAT WAS TORPEDOED. HE WAS RESCUED TWO DAYS LATER. ON DECEMBER 8, 1941 HE ARRIVED IN PEARL HARBOR, MISSING THE BOMBING BY A DAY, BUT WOULD DEAL WITH ITS AFTERMATH.