Baxter, William, EM1c

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Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last Primary NEC
EM-0000-Electrician's Mate
Last Rating/NEC Group
Electrician's Mate
Primary Unit
1943-1946, EM-0000, USS Wasp (CVS-18)
Service Years
1943 - 1946
EM-Electrician's Mate

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Home State
Indiana
Indiana
 Year of Birth
1922
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Terre Haute, IN		 Last Address
Chicago, IL
Date of Passing
Sep 04, 2001		  
Location of Interment
Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums - Justice, Illinois		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified

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Asiatic-Pacific Specified Raids (1944)/Formosa Air Battle
Start Year
1944		 End Year
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
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Year
1944		 To Year
1944
 
Last Updated:
Oct 19, 2019
   
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  95 Also There at This Battle:
 
  • Crookshank, Irvin, PO2, (1942-1946)
  • Fuller, Leroy, PO1, (1941-1945)
  • McBride, Carl Edward, S2c, (1943-1947)
  • Smith, Jakie, S2c, (1943-1946)
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