In Memory OfPO3 Paul G. Wayne
March 9, 1925 - May 12, 2003
PO3 Paul G. Wayne, 78, U.S. Navy, born in Kentucky March 9, 1925, passed away
on May 12, 2003. In WWII, Wayne was a Radarman and deployed to the Pacific
aboard the USS Peiffer (DE-588) as part of Task Group 78.5. There, he was tasked
with detecting and tracking enemy ships, submarines, and aircraft. Wayne's vessel
was no stranger to combat and was attacked by Japanese Zeros multiple times.
He also helped rescue many of our troops from shark-infested waters after their
ship had been destroyed. Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate! Til Valhalla,
Brother!
