World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jay Leon Hill
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, ILLINOIS; AND AT THE NAVAL ADVANCE BASE PERSONNEL DEPOT AT SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN JAPAN AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RATING OF SHIP'S SERVICE MAN (LAUNDRYMAN) THIRD CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.