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Written by Joe Nemeth:
I turned 21 years old December 06, 1941. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor December 07, 1941. I joined the U. S. Navy January 30, 1942. I was sworn into the service by Lieutenant Commander J.J. "Gene" Tunney, the former world heavyweight champion from 1926-1928. My first duty station was aboard the USS St. Louis. I Served aboard the USS St. Louis until early 1944. I transferred to New Construction (Ship under construction) in the United States. My next duty station was aboard the USS Missouri. November 11, 1944 USS Missouri departed Norfolk, Virginia. I served aboard the USS Missouri for the remainder of WWII. I witnessed the Japanese Surrender Ceremony September 02, 1945 from my watch station in the superstructure of the USS Missouri. We departed Tokyo Bay September 06, 1945 bound for Pearl Harbor and eventually the eastern seaboard of the United States. I was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy on October 23, 1945 at the U.S. Naval Personnel Seperation Center Shelton, Virgina. I spent 3 years, 8 months and 24 days in the service.
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Joe Nemeth Dec. 6, 1920 - April 24, 2019
Joe Nemeth, 98, of Hewitt, Texas, formerly of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, April 24. 2019.
Joe was born December 6, 1920 to Paul and Pearl (Johnson) Nemeth in Bonanza, Arkansas. He went to school in the Bonanza and Hackett, Arkansas schools. He worked for a time in the Works Progress Administration. He volunteered for the U.S. Navy immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, serving for almost four years. He ended his naval service on the USS Missouri, and was present when the surrender ending World War II was signed. He married Sarah Ann Miller in Fort Smith, Arkansas, September 30, 1950. He moved to Abilene in 1961 for employment as a meat cutter at Dyess Air Force Base, retiring from that position in 1982. Joe and Sarah were longtime members of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Abilene. He and Sarah moved to the Waco area in 2010 for health reasons.
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