World War II Honoree

Gordon M. White

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Honored By

Ginny White Hornsby

Relationship

Daughter

ATHLETIC SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS. RIFLE INSTRUCTOR AT A NAVAL BASE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. WON A SHARPSHOOTERS MEDAL. LATER, AT NARRAGANSETT NAVAL AIR BASE IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, TAUGHT NAVAL AVIATORS HOW TO SAFELY EVACUATE THEIR PLANES IN THE EVENT OF FORCED LANDING IN WATER. FOLLOWING AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE, HE RETURNED TO LAW PRACTICE IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.