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USS St Louis (CL-49) 10,00- tons; 15- 6". Commissioned 19May39. After shakedown, she served on Neutrality Patrol for 11 months and then sailed for the Pacific arriving Pearl Harbor 12Dec40. Moored for upkeep when the Japanese attacked, she shot down three torpedo planes while getting underway. Exiting the channel, she was the target of a mini-sub torpedo which stuck a shoal 200 yards short. She escorted convoys until joining newly created TF-17 around Yorktown (CV-5) where she participated in the Marshalls and Gilberts raid. She moved north to reinforce Aleutian defenses. Returning to the Solomons, she fought in the Battle of Kula Gulf and the Battle of Kolombangara, where she took a torpedo. She returned to the Solomons Nov43. On Feb 14 she took a bomb hit. Repaired she participated in Saipan and then Leyte where she took a Kamakaze strike. Repaired, she hit Japan and Okinawa. St. Louis earned eleven battle stars during World War II.
As a result of his Pearl Harbor involvement, he remained a steadfast member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and various veterans groups. He always urged his fellow citizens to support the troops and keep America strong.
