WWII
J. R. Calister Chatmon
Rate / Rank
CM 3
Birthdate
July 3 1911
Date of Death
July 1979
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
November 1943 - November 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Pacific; Okinawa
Significant Duty Stations
- USS (LCS-65) (LANDING CRAFT SUPPORT)
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Action Ribbon, (Okinawa 19 May 1945); American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal;
- Navy Occupation Medal with Asia Clasp;
- Philippine Liberation Medal
Notes
Born; Cairo, Georgia. Before entering the Navy, J. R. was employed by Wight and Browne Drug Store, Cairo, Georgia.