WWII
WWII
Albert Roscoe Mitchell
Rate / Rank
GM 3
Birthdate
June 30 1922
Date of Death
November 17 2009
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
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Conflicts & Campaigns
- Atlantic (Normandy D-Day June 6, 1944) (Invasion Southern France)
- Pacific - Invasion of Iwo Jima
Significant Duty Stations
- USS Texas (BB-35)
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars; World War Two Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Medal
Notes
Born; Grady County, Georgia. Graduated Cairo High School Class of 1940. Member of Syrupmaker Football. Brother of Private Wendell Lamar Mitchel US Army. Owner and operator of Quincy Tire Company until his retirement. Burial; Hillcrest Cemetery, Quincy, Florida.