(Boatswain’s Mate Second Class, Coxswain, Ser. 640-67-57, U. S. Navy, WWII) (10 Jan 1921 TN-25 Oct 1993 TN, buried Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, TN, Section LL, Site 429) (Entered the U. S. Navy on Aug 04, 1942. Reported aboard USS North Carolina BB55 on Oct 05, 1942 from Pearl Harbor and served until Oct 22, 1945. The ship earned 15 battle stars during the war) (After military service, employed as a truck driver and as a campus police officer for East Tennessee State University) (My Uncle Kyle is third from the right in this undated photo from the USS North Carolina) (Editor: My Maternal Uncle)
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