WWII

John Arnold Paulk

Rate / Rank
AM3

Birthdate
August 20 1914

Date of Death
January 2 1980

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
April 20 1943 - November 21 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations

Significant Duty Stations

USS White Plains (CVE-66)
USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85)

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze star
American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Graduated Cairo High School. Attended North Georgia College. John was sports writer for the Cairo Messenger before entering the Naval service. After the war he was sports writer for the Thomasville Times Enterprise. Burial; Lakeview Cemetery, Pike County, Alabama.