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Casualty Info
Home Town Richmond, CA
Last Address Richmond, CA
Casualty Date Mar 11, 1951
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Korea
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Transferred to V-12 Program (College to Officer Program)
Date
Apr 1, 1945
Last Updated: Mar 25, 2016
Comments
To Officer Naval Training School Princeton NJ. During the advent of World War II, the U.S. Navy turned to liberal arts colleges to provide a basic education for their recruits. Between July 1, 1943, and June 30, 1946, more than 125,000 individuals were enrolled in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which was offered in 131 colleges and universities throughout the United States. The purpose of the V-12 program was to grant bachelor's degrees to future officers from both the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps.
