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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Hugh Wingo

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Gulfport, Mississippi

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He joined the U.S. Navy on October 10, 1939. He served on the USS Benham, a destroyer, in 1940. He was a gunner's mate and radar operator. He was at Pearl Harbor, Doolittle Raid on Japan, Midway, Gilbert and Marshall Islands and Guadalcanal. From 1943 to 1945 he served on the USS Lexington (CV-16), which entered Tokyo Bay at the end of the war to support the occupation.