Tennessee Honor Vote
Holden, Mr Howard Wiggs
Branch: Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Years of Service:
February 1945 - 1974
A native of Christiana, he was the son of the late Emmett and Vera Wiggs Holden.
He was a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer with 29 years of service. He served in World War II, Occupied Japan, Korean War and several tours of duty in Vietnam. He also served on 12 different Naval Destroyer Ships. He served on the USS Providence in 1964 for Operation Backpack, in 1967 he was attached to a military advisory group for the Navy to Karachi, Pakistan.
Honored by
Joanne Thompson Skidmore
Murfreesboro, TN