ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 23 MARCH 1944 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 9 AUGUST 1944 ASSIGNED TO THE USS NEHENTA BAY CVE-74, A
CASABLANCA CLASS ESCORT CARRIER. ASSIGNED TO THE 3RD FLEET IN THE PACIFIC
THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM AUGUST 1944 TO JANUARY 1945. 12 JANUARY 1944 SHOT
DOWN AN ATTACKING JAPANESE AIRCRAFT DESPITE DAMAGE FROM A TYPHOON. FEBRUARY 1945
RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO FOR REPAIRS. RETURNED TO THE THEATER IN MAY 1945. 30
SEPTEMBER CARRIED HOMEWARD BOUND TROOPS BACK TO THE WEST COAST. NOVEMBER 1945
SAILED FOR BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. RATING OF YEOMAN SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICER.