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Age at Enlistment: 19
Length of Service: 1939-1945
State: Virginia
Rank: Mechanic – Seaman 1st Class
Unit: U.S. Navy
Service Record: He was assigned to several vessels from 1940 and throughout the war, then assigned to the destroyer U.S.S. Longshaw (DD559) in early 1944; Ship record dated 30 May 1944 says ship put to sea from Pearl Harbor and was on combat operations in the Pacific almost continuously for the next year; He was wounded while on duty with the sinking of the Longshaw on 18 May 1945 off the coast of Okinawa by shore fire and kamikaze attack.
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Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Burial unknown but likely Richmond Co., GA
Soldier Info: Born in Washington Co., VA in 1920; Died in Richmond Co., GA in 1990
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 2x
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