Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Navy |
|---|---|
| Rank | Petty Officer First Class |
| Conflict / Era | World War II |
| Years of Service | 1942 – 1946 |
| Date of Birth | 05/26/1921 |
| Date of Death | 11/26/1920 |
| Hometown | Wood Ridge, New Jersey, OH |
| Awards | Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 9 Campaign Stars; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp; Combat Action Ribbon; Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 Campaign Stars;, Philippine Independence Ribbon; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge |
| Monument Paver | Section E |
| Source | No DD-214 recorded in Union County Recorder's Office as of 04/25/2008; veteran data form and photograph submitted by Harold G.Traber | obit Marysville JT/Ingram Funeral Home |
Overseas service: Invasion of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands; Saipan and Tinian, Mariana Islands; Guam in the Mariannas Islands; Palau Islands; Philippine Islands; Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Japan, South China coast; Fast Carrier Task Forces under Admiral Halsey and Spruance. Church: New California United Presbyterian Church. School: UNKNOWN. Participated in Invasion of Marshall Islands, as well as Saipan, Tinian, and Guam Invasions; performed fast carrier strikes on Palau, Philippine Islands, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the South China coast; carried out first strikes on Tokyo and occupation of Japan; participated in Battle of Surigao Strait, one of four primary campaigns in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, considered one of the largest naval battles in World War II
Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument