Stephenson Family Website

Birth: 17 OCT 1916 in Decatur, Georgia | Death: 18 APR 1985

Occupation: Real Estate - Insurance in Georgia & Florida

Education: University Of Georgia 1939

Marriage: November 14, 1940
Wife: Elizabeth Rast | Birth: July 18, 1922| Death: March 5, 2013

Burial: Oconee Hill Cemetery Lot 54, Athens, Georgia

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His father was:

Name: Mell Manley Stephenson
Birth: 13 APR 1880 in DeKalb Co., GA
Death: 05 July 1959 in Athens, Clarke Co., GA

Julien married Elizabeth on November 14, 1940. A year later, the U.S. entered World War II and Julien was a commissioned Officer in the Navy and served 3 years in the Pacific Theater until the end of the war.


	As a youngster
Julien, Melll Jr and Jimmy	Julien Harris Stephenson c. 1935	1939 Lewis Griffith, Dave Barrow, Winston Whitehead, Roundtree Sessions, Julien Stephenson Part of the "Double Quartet"

Julien Harris Stephenson c. 1940	University of Georgia Glee Club Tenor Top row left	University of Georgia Glee Club United States Naval Academy December 4, 1938
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UGA Glee Club news clips	Glee Club Roster	Glee Club to Sing for Nation

Graduated from University of Georgia June 11, 1939	Congratulation from Mell M. Stephenson, Jr. and his wife Johnnie	First job after college, Georgia Power Company
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January 5, 1942 trip to San Antonio for see James E. Stephenson		James E. Stephenson In San Antonio, TX.

1942	As a Midshipman	As a Midshipman Julien & John Keyes
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Midshipman's School Columbia University

Midshipmen's School Graduation Cruise June 16, 1943		U.S. S. Prairie State Click here for information on the U.S.S. Prairie State
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The 13"/35 aft turret of the USS Prairie State	U.S. S. Prairie State	Julien, Tommy Wier and Johnny Wier

	August 4, 1943	August 4, 1943
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Julien was transported to the South Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Copahee CVN-12 More on the U.S.S. Copahee CVN-12>>	U.S.S. Copahee CVN-12 Passenger List	Mess Attendants manning a 20mm machine gun, in a gun tub beside the flight deck, 9 September 1942 . The carrier was then en route from Alameda , California , to the southwest Pacific. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-71586).

Julien was transported to the Australia September 1943 aboard U.S.S. Half Moon AVP-26	U.S.S. Half Moon AVP-26 Passenger List	U.S.S. Half Moon AVP-26 More on the Half Moon>>

In Australia 1943	Autographed photo from Lana Turner received at an USO Show.	Elizabeth and Julien March 1946



December 26, 1946, Guy Smith, Dan & Shirley Greer and Juline and Virginia Dees .	DeMolay Dance Valdosta, GA.	At Gale Realtors Winter Park

Autobiography of Julien Harris Stephenson Written in 1934 at the age of 18, click here Geneology research by Julien 1934, click here