ENTERED SERVICE ON 24
JUNE 1942 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER, 1945.
REPORTED ABOARD THE USS TAYLOR DD-468, A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER ON
17 DECEMBER 1942. ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC FLEET OPERATING AT
GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, GILBERT, MARSHALL ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA
AND LEYTE GULF, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 12 JULY 1943 SANK JAPANESE
SUBMARINE I-25. AWARDED THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION FOR THE
OPERATIONS. EARNED 15 BATTLE STARS. RATING OF SIGNALMAN THIRD CLASS
PETTY OFFICER.
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