Church, Vernon Roy, ADRC

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Last Primary NEC
ADR-0000-Aviation Machinist's Mate Reciprocating Engine Mechanic
Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Machinist's Mate Reciprocating Engine Mechanic
Primary Unit
1955-1956, ADR-0000, USS Edisto (AGB-2)
Service Years
1941 - 1964
ADR-Aviation Machinist's Mate Reciprocating Engine Mechanic
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Home State
Colorado
Colorado
Year of Birth
1922
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Kuner, CO
Last Address
Pemberton, NJ
Date of Passing
Jan 20, 2002
 
Location of Interment
Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery - Wrightstown, New Jersey
Wall/Plot Coordinates
N 16223

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Asiatic-Pacific Specified Raids (1944)/Formosa Air Battle
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October / 1944
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October / 1944

Description
The Formosa Air Battle took place between October 10 and 20, 1944, off the eastern coasts of the Ryukyu Islands, Formosa, and Luzon. It was fought by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and the approaching Task Force 38 of the United States Third Fleet and was one of a series of air raids on Japan during the Pacific War. The attacks served to prevent Japanese aircraft from participating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf later that month.

The battle was one-sided, as the U.S. practically dominated the air war due to the superior training and weaponry that it possessed at that point. Japanese air power in the region was battle exhausted, giving the Americans air superiority and weakening Japan's ability to defend the Okinawa Islands in the upcoming Okinawa Campaign. However, in an effort to boost morale and to cover up th
   
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October / 1944
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October / 1944
 
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Mar 16, 2020
   
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