World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sylvester Biggs Fetner
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rockingham, North Carolina
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
In 1943 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. He participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in March 1945 and was discharged in February 1946.