World War II Honoree

James Aaron Hardin

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Corinth, Mississippi

Honored By

Randy A. Hardin

Relationship

Son

ELECTRICIAN'S MATE, PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS. ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY ON JUNE 13, 1943 IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI SHORTLY AFTER HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY ON THE NAVAL WAR SHIP USS WYFFELS (DE-6), WHICH ESCORTED CONVOYS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO MEDITERRANEAN PORTS AS WELL AS CONVOYS TO AND FROM NORTH AFRICA. HE ALSO BRIEFLY SERVED ON THE USS SOLAR (DE-221), LATE OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1945. HE SERVED WITH THE U.S. NAVY FROM JUNE 13, 1943 TO JANUARY 12, 1946 WHEN HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.