Henry and Emma Hicks with their son, Eugene.
During World War II, Eugene served as a lieutenant in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Drexler. He was killed when the ship was sunk off the coast of Okinawa by Japanese suicide planes on May 28, 1945.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/27103 |
| Summary: | During World War II, Eugene served as a lieutenant in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Drexler. He was killed when the ship was sunk off the coast of Okinawa by Japanese suicide planes on May 28, 1945. |
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