World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James William Classen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mason City, Illinois
Honored By
Grateful Citizen
He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations aboard the Destroyer USS Thatcher which was attached to Admiral Halsey's 3rd Fleet. He was involved in a typhoon in December of 1944. His ship also survived two Kamikaze attacks off Okinawa.