World War II Honoree

Coley H. Whitehurst

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Panama City, Florida

Honored By

Mr. Samuel E. Whitehurst

Relationship

Brother

Recruit training at San Diego, California. With the Ships Company at the University of Chicago, Illinois. Helped commission the USS Garrison DE at Orange, Texas. Served on her in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and the Mediterranean. Ports of call in England, France, Spain, Corsica, North Africa. Helped commission the USS Buckley DE-51 at Bath, Maine. Served on her in the Atlantic. Earned the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal, American Theater Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal.