World War II Honoree

James Woodrow Aylor

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Boone County, Kentucky

Honored By

A Grateful American

While serving as a fireman, he was among 370 crewmen lost when the heavy cruiser USS Quincy, while on patrol during the Battle of Savo Island, was attacked by a large Japanese naval force in the early hours of August 9th. Searchlights from the Japanese column came on and Quincy was caught in a crossfire between three enemy cruisers. The ship sustained many direct hits and three torpedo strikes that resulted in extensive fires and flooding which sunk the ship. His remains were never recovered, and his name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippine Islands.