World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Lloyd Greeley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mountain View, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943, AT THE AGE OF 17. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AS AN AERIAL GUNNER ABOARD TBM 'AVENGER' CARRIER-BASED TORPEDO BOMBER AIRCRAFT, DURING THE WAR. HIS BATTLE STATION MOUNTED A .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUN. AWARDED THE COMBAT AIRCREW INSIGNIA, GOLD NAVAL AIRCREW INSIGNIA (WINGS), AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.