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Carlos Benavides (chale biggs), AM1
to remember
Acuna., Miguel Lara, GMC USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Corpus Christi, TX
Last Address Un ranchito in South Texas
Date of Passing Aug 19, 2007
Location of Interment Seaside Memorial Park Mausoleum - Corpus Christi, Texas
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Last Known Activity:
Mike was a great American. A proud Pearl Harbor Survivor. A father of six and a nice neighbor; a retired CPO and a retired Civil Servant at CCAD(Corpus Christi Army Depot). Mike is buried close to my dad, who is also a WWII veteran. I miss them both. The world is a better place because of their service and family.
Activity during WWII:
Aboard USS Vestal at Pearl Harbor, and served on the her until 1943. He was then transferred to the USS Titanina for the rest of the war. He took part in the landings in North Africa, Bougaineville, Leyte Gulf, Guam, Borneo and many others in the Pacific.
Korean War:
He was aboard the USS Los Angeles when it was hit by shore batteries from North Korea.
USS Vestal (AR-4) was a collier (or coal ship), later refitted as a fleet repair ship. The Vestal served between 1909 and 1946 in both World Wars I and II and received two battle stars for her World War II service.
