World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James Lawrence Atteberry, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
He was a pilot with Patrol Squadron Eleven (VP-11) and was shot down while on a night patrol over Halmahera Island on 13 August 1944. he was listed as missing and later declared dead. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.