World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter S. Hite, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Bobbie Hite
Relationship
Daughter-in-Law
SERVED ON USS ELMORE (APA-42); FEBRUARY 13,1943 TO FEBRUARY 1946. ROI-NAMUR IN MARSHALL ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS OPERATIONS IN NAMUR, EMIRAU, CAPE GLOUCESTER, GUADALCANAL, GUAM, PELELIU, LEYTE, LINGAYEN, SAN PHILIPPE, OKINAWA, JAPAN, AND NEW GUINEA. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL.