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Contact Info
Home Town Los Angeles, CA
Last Address ST. AUGUSTINE, FL
Date of Passing Jan 10, 1981
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, Pacific Ocean
Wall/Plot Coordinates Cremated, Ashes Scattered in Hawaii
World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Western Caroline Islands Operation
From Month/Year
August / 1944
To Month/Year
October / 1944
Description The Japanese had established several strongholds in the Carolines. These included Truk, Yap, Pelelui, Anguar, and Ulithi. The Carolina Islands were the next objective for the United States Navy. With the Gilberts, Marshalls, and the Marianas in U.S. hands, the removal of Japanese bases in the Carolinas would clear the Japs out of the central Pacific, and open the doors for attacks on the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan proper.
