ENTERED INTO SERVICE 17
SEPTEMBER 1942 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. ASSIGNED TO THE USS CHARLES
J. BADGER DD-657, FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER. PATROL AND ESCORT DUTY
OFF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UNTIL AUGUST 1944. OCTOBER 1944 PROTECTED
TRANSPORT SHIP FOR ASSAULT ON DULAG, LEYTE, LINGAYEN GULF, ZAMBALES,
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA, JAPAN. RECEIVED FIVE BATTLE STARS
FOR WWII SERVICE. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1945 WITH RATING OF MACHINIST'S
MATE FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER.
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