23 Cassin Young Crewmen Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice for there Country
Killed in Action - July 30, 1945
Combs, Arvel Lee F1c
Date of Birth: 15 Oct-24 making him 21 when he died…
Date of Enlistment: 8 Jul-43 Enlisted from Huntsville WV
Reported Aboard: 31 Dec-43 from Rec. Station Terminal Island
Arvil was in the forward fire room when the Kamikaze hit the ship.
Final Resting Places:
Buried temporarily on Zamami Shima, Ryuku Retto.
John S. Combs Cemetery, Vest KY