COXSWAIN Elmer Wynne 6179037, US Navy

COXSWAIN Elmer Wynne 6179037, US Navy. He was born October 23, 1926 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Canton Jessie Wynne. He attended Booker T. Washington HIGH SCHOOL in Dallas Texas. Entered Navy 1942, trained at Great Lakes, Illinois and Yorktown, Virginia USS Juneau CL-119 USS Leyte USS Caloosahatchee AO 98 USS Zellars DD777 Uss Elokomin AO55 Served in Pacific PTO and the ETO. He was awarded the PTO Campaign Medal. Mr. Wynn died on August 16, 2008, at his residence.

COXSWAIN Elmer Wynne 6179037, US Navy. He was born October  23, 1926 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Canton Jessie Wynne. He attended Booker T. Washington HIGH SCHOOL in Dallas Texas. Entered Navy 1942, trained at Great Lakes, Illinois and Yorktown, Virginia USS Juneau CL-119 USS Leyte USS Caloosahatchee AO 98 USS Zellars DD777 Uss Elokomin AO55 Served in Pacific PTO and the ETO. He was awarded the PTO Campaign Medal. Mr. Wynn died on August 16, 2008, at his residence.

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1- Men and women in the Armed Forces from Van Zandt County Texas – African American part of the book