World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Brown Claiborne
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1944 and inducted at Fort Olgethorpe, Georgia. On D-Day he served as a helmsman and gunner as the troops landed on Omaha Beach. He helped transport supplies from England to Cherbourg, France for 54 days.