ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENTERED SERVICE ON 18 SEPTEMBER 1943
AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. REPORTED ABOARD THE USS PHILADELPHIA CL-41 ON 31
DECEMBER 1943 AT HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA. SERVED WITH THE ATLANTIC FLEET WITH
GUNFIRE AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT SUPPORT DURING THE INVASION OF SICILY, SALERNO, AND
SOUTHERN FRANCE. ESCORTED PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN TO THE POTSDAM CONFERENCE.
DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945 WITH THE RATING OF RADARMAN SECOND CLASS PETTY
OFFICER.