ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 17 JULY 1943 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 14 OCTOBER 1943 ASSIGNED TO THE USS WILLIAM C. MILLER
DE-259, A EVARTS CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC FLEET. JUNE 1944
SUPPORTED OCCUPATION OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN. JULY 1944 SANK JAPANESE SUBMARINE
1-55 AND SUPPORTED INVASION OF IWO JIMA. 26 AUGUST 1945 ARRIVED AT TOKYO BAY FOR
THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN. 17 OCTOBER 1945 RETURNED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
RATING OF SEAMAN FIRST CLASS.