WWII

Howard Kelley "Pete" Harrison

Rate / Rank
S 1c

Birthdate
July 20 1924

Date of Death
May 23 2008

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
June 28 1944 - January 5 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific

Significant Duty Stations

USS Begor (APD-127), USS Argonne (AG-31), ComServDiv 102

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born; Grady County, Georgia. USS Begor (APD-127) was the first US ship to enter Tokyo Bay, on the 29th of August, five days before the formal surrender. Born; Whigham, Georgia. Burial; Pine Level Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.