World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Robert Ward
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Daytona Beach, Florida
Honored By
Thelma Ward Parker
Relationship
Sister
WHEN WORLD WAR II STARTED, HE WAS OLDER, SO HE WENT INTO THE MERCHANT MARINES. THE SHIP HE WAS ON DELIVERED WAR MATERIALS TO THE EUROPEAN AREA FOR OUR ARMED FORCES. THIS WAS A TIME WHEN SHIPS WERE SUNK BY THE ENEMY AND IT WAS HAZARDOUS TO BE ON THE SEAS.