ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 7 JUNE 1942 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. REPORTED ABOARD THE USS CHARLES CARROLL APA-28, A CRESCENT
CITY CLASS ATTACK TRANSPORT. NOVEMBER, 1942 MADE LANDINGS ON NORTH AFRICA AND
RETURNED TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. DECEMBER, 1942 SAILED FOR THE PACIFIC STRIKING A
MINE IN THE CANAL ZONE. AFTER REPAIRS RETURNED TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOR
TRAINING. JUNE, 1943 CARRIED THE 40TH ENGINEER COMBAT REGIMENT TO ORAN AND
SICILY FOR THE INVASION. SEPTEMBER, 1943 INVASION OF ITALY. JUNE, 1944 LANDED
THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION ON OMAHA BEACH. AUGUST, 1944 THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN
FRANCE. JANUARY, 1945 SAILED FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MARCH, 1945
INVASION OF OKINAWA CARRYING THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. RETURNED TO SAN FRANCISCO
IN AUGUST, 1945. DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER, 1945 WITH RATING OF BOATSWAIN'S MATE
SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICER.