WWII

William Maxwell VanLandingham

Rate / Rank
LTJG

Birthdate
June 25 1923

Date of Death
February 20 1983

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
-

Conflicts & Campaigns

Planes from the USS Randolph made raids on:
Chichijima; Hahajima
Iwo Jima; Okinawa; Le-shima.

Significant Duty Stations

USS Randolph (CV-15)

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars
Air Medal with Gold Star

Notes

Pilot of Grumman F6F Hellcat, Navy fighter plane. Son of Mayor and Mrs. Robert Roscoe VanLandingham. Graduate of Cairo High School and Emory University. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.