ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 19 JULY 1944 AT
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. 11 FEBRUARY 1945 REPORTED ABOARD THE USS PRENTISS AKA-102
A TOLLAND CLASS ATTACK CARGO SHIP. AFTER SHAKEDOWN IN CHESAPEAKE BAY SAILED FOR
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. 6 MAY 1945 DEPARTED FOR HAWAII WITH AMMUNITION AND GENERAL
CARGO FOR OKINAWA ARRIVING ON 21 JUNE 1945 CAME UNDER ATTACH DURING THIS ACTION
SHIP GUNNER'S SHOT DOWN A KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT. DEPARTED ON 27 JUNE 1945 FOR SAN
FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS AT THE END OF HOSTILITIES. BETWEEN OCTOBER
1945 AND FEBRUARY 1946 CARRIED CARGO BETWEEN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS
EAST INDIES AND AUSTRALIA. TRANSFERRED ON 26 MAY 1946 FOR DISCHARGE. RATING OF
MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER.