ACTIVITY DURING WWII
17 JANUARY 1945 ASSIGNED TO THE USS
TENNESSEE BB-43 BATTLESHIP ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MARCH,
1945 BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA. MARCH TO MAY, 1945 BOMBARDMENT OF OKINAWA AND
SHIMA. AUGUST, 1945 SUPPORTED CARRIER TASK FORCE AIR STRIKES ON SHANGHAI, CHINA
AND CHUSAN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF CHINA. OCTOBER, 1945 SUPPORTED THE U.S. ARMY
LANDING AT WAKAYAMA, JAPAN. DECEMBER, 1945 DOCKED AT PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD,
PENNSYLVANIA. RATING OF SHIPFITTER THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER.