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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leroy Lorenzo Patton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pineville, Missouri

Honored By

Betty Ruth Patton, Sallie Robbins

Relationship

Wife and Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Seaman First Class. Dates of service: 1942-1945: In 2 years time, The U.S.S. Murray (DD-576) was involved in 13 major naval engagements in the South Pacific: Wake Island, Gilbert Islands, Bouganville, Tarawa, Attol, Marshalls, Kwagalein. Atoppe New Guinea, Leyte Phillipines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Antivewaka, and Guam. The U.S.S. Murray (DD-576) was attacked by Japanese Kamikazes near Tokyo Bay when a bomb was dropped on Japan.