Hardin County

 

Paul Laverne Westcott

 

 

Paul Laverne Westcott, Sr. was born July 31, 1917 to John Allison and Alma Enola Rice Westcott. He died Mar. 29, 1949 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Union, IA.

Chief Petty Officer Westcott served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) and became a Japanese POW.

Source: ancestry.com