Uncle Harmon Nixon in uniform. He's pictured with my parents, Ferne Nixon Little and Opie Read Little, Jr. Shared by Helen-Ruth Hendon "My Dad, Harmon Nixon during his Navy WWII service time during the pacific campaign." Shared by Wade Nixon. Harmon Lib Nixon was born December 26, 1916 at Lavaca, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Hubert Harrison & Ada Belle Andrews Nixon. June 17, 1939 he married Flossie Louise Rankin, at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. according to their marriage record. They both resided at Lavaca, Sebastian Co., Ar. Harmon enlisted in the US Navy April 4, 1944 and served until December 23, 1945. In September 1944 his rank was F2c or Fireman 2nd class. By March 1945 his rank was F1c. December 28 1945 muster shows his rank as MoMM3c or Motor Machinist's Mate 3rd Class. Harmon Lib Nixon passed away June 22, 1993 at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. and burial was at the National Cemetery there. Below the muster rolls of the USS Lamons that Harmon is listed on is the story of the Lamons during the time Harmon served on her. USS Lamons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USS Lamons (DE-743) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and received nine battle stars for World War II service. After shakedown Lamons departed San Francisco, California, on 10 May 1944, escorting three merchant ships to the western Pacific. She arrived Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, on 3 June, and joined the screen of fueling groups supporting the invasion of Saipan. The destroyer escort remained in the Marianas until Saipan was secure. The fleet next turned to the Palau Islands which were needed as staging points for ships and aircraft during the forthcoming Leyte landings. During September Lamons screened fueling groups which replenished ships enroute to the Peleliu assault. Returning to Manus on 1 October, the destroyer escort prepared for the vital Philippine Islands invasion. Sailing on 4 October with Task Group 30.8, Lamons steamed toward the fueling areas off Leyte. For the next three months she operated-as a screen for oilers replenishing the fleet during the Philippine campaign. With Leyte secured, Lamons departed Ulithi on 29 December as screen for a refueling group supporting the Luzon landings. The destroyer escort returned to Ulithi on 27 January 1945 and prepared for her next assignment, the invasion of Iwo Jima. Departing Ulithi on 8 February, she steamed toward the tiny volcanic island which was needed as a stop-over base for B-29 air raids on Japan. Lamons remained in the fueling areas until early March supporting the bloody but inspiring struggle which wrested this invaluable strategic base from Japanese hands. Preparations for the invasion of Okinawa, the last remaining barrier on the road to Japan, were now complete. Lamons sailed on 19 March to screen oilers as they refueled the ships of the greatest armada assembled during the Pacific war. After remaining in the vicinity throughout the Okinawa campaign, she sailed on 26 June to protect the escort carriers which assured troops of the U.S. 8th Army air superiority during landings in Balikpapan, Borneo. The Navy now turned to Japan itself. In mid-July, Lamons sailed with Task Group 30.8 to fuel carriers engaged in air raids on the enemy homeland. The destroyer escort continued these operations until after Japan capitulated. She arrived at Ulithi on 31 August for a brief respite but was at sea again on 10 September escorting the oiler Escambia (AO-80) to Okinawa before sailing for home on 1 October.