Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Opal Alford.
Unit/Placed, USS Borie (DD-512) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.
Opal was born on Dec. 30, 1922 in Geneva, Alabama.
Father, Dearon Alto Alford.
Mother, Ethel (Parrish) Alford.
Sister, Ida M. Alford.
Brothers, Marion Bruce and Hubert Alford.
Opal enlisted the Navy in Alabama with service number # 6047393.
Opal’s rank/duty was a Seaman Second Class on-board the USS Borie (DD-512) Destroyer.
Opal was KIA during when the USS Borie rammed the German U-Boat 405, them they both shot each other, first the Sub Sunk by the inflicted damage and then heavenly damaged the USS Borie on, Nov. 2, 1943 and he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ,WW II Victory Medal.
Opal is buried/mentioned at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.
Opal has a Memorial Grave at Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Samson, Geneva County, Alabama, USA.
Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/215.htm
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