Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Whiteville, Tennessee
Honored By
Mrs. Thomas Ferguson
LST 456. THE 456 WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS OF LST FLOTILLA, OF SEVEN TO PARTICIPATE IN AMPHIBIOUS ACTION IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. LANDINGS WERE MADE AT LAE, FINSCHHAFEN, SAIDOR, AITAPE IN NEW GUINEA, ADMIRALTY ISLAND AND CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN.