ENLISTED ON 4 AUGUST
1944, DISCHARGED ON 31 MAY 1946. SERVED ON THE USS WHEATLAND AKA-85,
A TOLLAND CLASS ATTACK CARGO SHIP. AFTER SHAKEDOWN IN NORFOLK,
VIRGINIA SET COURSE FOR HAWAII, ARRIVED ON 28 MAY 1945. LOADED
ELEMENTS OF THE U.S. ARMY IX CORPS FOR MOVEMENT TO LEYTE, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, ARRIVED ON 7 JULY 1945. MOVED TROOPS AND CARGO TO SAMAR
ISLAND, PALAU ISLAND, SASEBO, KYUSHU, JAPAN SAIPAN, SUBIC BAY,
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. RETURNED TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND DECOMMISSIONED
ON 25 APRIL 1946. RATING OF WATERTENDER THIRD CLASS PETTY
OFFICER.
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