World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rolla James 'Jim' Cheatham
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND; WITH THE NAVY V-12 COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM UNIT AT PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE, AT STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA; AND NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA, AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS DURING THE WAR. SERVED IN CHINA AND JAPAN AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ‘ASIA’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.