ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 24 APRIL 1944 AT
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. 31 AUGUST 1944 REPORTED ABOARD THE USS STEPHEN POTTER
DD-538, A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. 3
SEPTEMBER 1944 PART OF TASK FORCE 38.2 SCREENING FOR CARRIERS OFF THE PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. OCTOBER, 1944 SCREENED FOR CARRIERS OFF OKINAWA AND FORMOSA, AND
LANDINGS AT LEYTE. DECEMBER, 1944 SUPPORTED LANDINGS ON MINDORO AND FORMOSA.
JANUARY, 1945 SUPPORTED STRIKES ON SAIGON AND CAM RANH BAY, INDOCHINA. ALSO
STRIKES ON HAINAN AND HONG KONG. FEBRUARY, 1945 SUPPORTED STRIKES ON TOKYO AND
IWO JIMA. MARCH, 1945 SUPPORTED STRIKES ON KYUSHU. APRIL, 1945 SUPPORTED STRIKES
ON OKINAWA. JULY, 1945 SAILED FOR SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. 13 MARCH 1946
REPORTED ABOARD THE USS ALBERT W. GRANT DECOMMISSIONING CREW. DISCHARGED ON 27
MAY 1946. RATING OF WATER TENDER THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER.