California (BB 44) - Naval Cruise Book

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IUNH-.1N'lsSl1N.t-wit XVIII ltt.l9'-I.Of.tt'k.lN1O nits then assigned to the IISS tfttliforriia at Htcntcrton. A 'ixlm WE? il- IQ-I 1. N-tw. .iid lhxtston l'.ti'ticip.ttctI VSA f fpiieix tttg lxttttcs Xstgttit' Ixitcitic l'Iic.ttet. Satpitn. .lttnc J tl 2913. tltiatii Xitg I 9. I9-I-I1 lintittt. .ltilx .II - Mtg. I9-ll. I cxtc tlpciytttotis. Suttgao Sttittt. October - Nvwtttltet I9-I-1.1 tttg.txeitUttI1. .lan J - IS. I9-15:OIttn.tvttt Nssatttt .Inns I' 30. I9-45. l'hn'd Iflect Cltina Sea and I.EQ'.l12..ll1If 10 -Xttgttst '. 19-15, - N E X s skvunrlwxf s I 9 I 3 t Discharged Feb. 20. 19-18. vtith the rank of SSMT3. Nlanied Shirley Brovvn.N1ay 14. 1948. have one son. Nlr. Jackson died Oct. lo. 1991. VERNON O. SWYEDE JENSEN, Division F. born Pemberton. RIN. Dec. 20. 1920. Joined the Navy, March ll. 1938. Mason City. IA. Boot Training: NTS, Great L.1Itcs.II.. . Q. 'X aj . 1 as . L i 'Q , , XX '. 9 Q , Q. 1 aww, gif if ly! in ,U Transferred to USS California August 1938, at Bremerton. Was aboard ship at Pearl on December 7. At Pearl until August 1942. when CalU'0rnia retumed to the states. He was assigned to the USS Sirius AK-15: from :here to French frigate schools as GM 2lc in 1943. Other stations: Pearl Harbor Repair Base: San Diego Repair Base: LaMesa Retraining Command: Terminal island: Port Director Inspection Crew: shipped to Guam, Nov ember 1946 to February 1948, discharged as Chief GM. Feb. 27. 1948. Married March 18, 1945. to Alverag one sort and tvvin grandsorts. He is retired. ,JAMES E. JERNIGAN, WT1lc. USN, USS Calitimzia. was born May 14. 1920. in Petersburg, VA. Jained the Navy Jan. 23. 1939. Trained at NOB Norfolk, I-A. Assigned to CSS California from May 1939 to Dec. '. 1941. when it sank at Pearl Harborl USS Astoria from Dec. 13. 1941 to Aug. 9. 1942. when itsank atSavoIslandg USS .Santa Fe from November 1942, through June 1945. He three years. six months. and seven days of combat Participated in battles at Coral Sea May 7. 1942: my lcrif: 3-6. fiuadalcartal August 7-9. Discharged i I IL' 26.174, Vlarrierf Vlariort A Jernigan ,IA LK VS. JESSIP, ISNR. GFVl3lc.. born June 17, 1924. zf blbffft near?-f1erril.1!1. 'lried to loin the Navy in 1941. i.,fy,iLg Iff,wl'5 Vviii draltetl April 10 1943. and kb ., 'look liofit 'lratnsng at larragtit IIJ and He was assigned to the 6th Division standing fire watch most of the time in dry-dock. Battles participated in were Saipan, Tinian. Guam, Leyte, Surigao, Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa. Medals are WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two Stars, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four stars. Was discharged Feb. 5, 1946, at Minneapolis, MN. Married 1947, have two children, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Retired in 1976, after working for city of Sivier City for 30 years. ELLIS K. JETT, USNR, RDM, 2lc, Division I, born April 10, 1925, in Mt. Sterling, IL, moved to Colorado Springs, CO, at age six months, liked it, so stayed. Enlisted in the Navy April 9, 1943, and woke up to cold salt-free oatmeal at 0400 in Farragut, ID. From there to duty on USS Calnfornia, radar school at Point Loma, CA, then back to the Prune Barge in time for shakedown cruise and sea duty. Received gunnery and damage control training and trained as small group portable radar operator for special landing forces. YU' Participated in all actions of the ship from Saipan in the Marianas to Okinawa and the China Sea. Aboard during the machine-gunning from a Sampan, shelling from a Japanese tank, kamikaze hit followed by a five inch round from a friendly destroyer, and ramming by an unfriendly sister-ship, the Temzessee. Awarded the European Theater Ribbon. Pacific Theater with four stars, American Theater, Victory Medal and Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars. Also earned tsuitable for framingj an official Certificate Awarding Membership in Ancient Order of the Deep signed by Davy Jones himself. Married Agnes Mott in 1950. produced two line knee- bouncers and one they sent to sea. He has a great daughter- in-law and two unmatched sons-in-law. plus nine top-of- the-line grandchildren. Retired in 1982 after 35 years as director of maintenance and operations with local school district. HAROLD J. JOHNSON, F llc, born Tulare, CA, May 19. 1920. Enlisted in U.S. Navy, Nov. 9, 1939. Trained at San Diego. Company 39-37. Assigned to USS California, Long Beach. February 1940. Served in B Division 40 and 41. Firerooms I and 3. during the December 7, attack at Pearl Harbor. Reported Missing in Action. Assigned to USS Aimria. Dee. 13. 1941. After Coral Sea and Midway. he was assigned to new construction on the USS Titania in Robins Dry Dock. NY. Sailed to Norfolk, VA. to train troops for invasion. Chesapeake Bay. VA, they were a cargo attack ship carrying 23 landing crafts and 300 assault troops. Made invasion SAFI AFRICA November 1942, back to Norfolk, VA. sailed for Salanions Islands, December 1942. operated otit of Iispirittt Santo, New Hebrides and Nottntia. New Caledonia. Carried 500 pounds of bombs, torpctlocs, aviation gas for lighting force outside Cittadalcanal. Made ltlture invasions ol Georgia Islands. Alltel invasion ol Mttnda, he was intttretl and sent the hospital in Auckland. New Zealand. MOB - 4. Then traits1'et'ted to Oak Knoll to be operated on, and then to Corona lor Rehab. Then onto San Diego. limited duty, Med Surveyed ottt MM-2C. Nov. 9. 1944. five years tothe day. wr .R . 0.44. '-iff Married. four children, nine grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren. Retired in 1977. hobbies, motor-homing. fishing and golf. Motor-homed in U.S., Canada. Baha, Mexico. Loved every moment of it. Proud to have been a part of the Old B-44. HARRY NOLAND .JOHNSON JR., Sllc. born Great Bend, KS. Oct. 12, 1925. Enlisted December 1942. Los Angeles. CA. U.S. Navy. N Division C3. Boot Camp. Farragut, ID: Bremerton, WA, USS Calnfornia, 1943 - January 1945, died on hospital ship, USS Bolivar Jan. 12, 1945. Participated in battles at Leyte Gulf. Surigao Strait, Lingayen 5 Gulf, kamikaze Hit: all II? I battles from X '-Lf Recommissioning until , January 1945. Q M M e m o r a ble I' experiences include good friends: Don Zieglar, Bill Silvers, Jim Hissom, Ken Fields. Bunking with the Band. AwardslMedals: Commendation Sky Lookout. Invasion of Leyte. Died as result of burns received when Japanese plane struck his duty station. Sllc. Lingayen Gulf. Jan. 6. 1945. His father. H.N. Johnson Sr.. CEM. USNCB: mother. Vera A. Williams. Los Angeles. CA: sister. Joanne: Johnson Haaker, now of Roach. MO. Buried at sea. Jan. 12. 1945. Mindoro Deep. He has a map his brother made showing the route the Calmmiia took from the time it left the States. showing battles. etc. until he was injured. PAUL JOHNNY JOHNSON, CWO USN. tRet.1. born Beverly. MA. Feb. 2. 1910. Enlisted Dec. 7. 1928. Transferred to BB44 on Aug. 6. 1935: Fllc. M Division: transferred B Division. as WT2lc other ships: CA-2 Rac'lie.s'tt'r. CL-I3 Menipliis. ML-1. Ogalala. BB44. California ATO. 26 Iwllllfflllk. DD 389. Mugjbrd. CL-43 Na.vln'ille, DD-422 Mayo. ADMS. Staff as CWT, ATR-76 as CH, Eng. ,I -Y Ll. AO58 as M Division officer: CA-124 as CWT. Retired on Sept. 8, 1948: recalled Oct. 20. 1950. Trained recruits Newport, RI. Bainbridge, MD. Re-retired Oct. 19. 1952. They were known as Metal Men. silver in their hair. gold in their teeth. and lead in their butts. Retired as chief warrant machinist. March 1. 1958. Holloways Staff on AD-20. 1943. Married Jan. 24. 1932. while on CL-13. USS Mrfnipliis, French Canadian Irene S. Boudreau. two daughters. Joan 1933 and Paula 1938.

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Jon HORKY '-iw-' RAY HORN, SFC, DIV R, just an Iowa farm boy, enlisted Dec. 6, 1941, sworn in Dec. 9, 1941, Apprentice Seaman. Boot Camp, San Diego, landed in Pearl Harbor Jan. 7, 1942, attacked to Calqbrnia, but served on 5 in. Anti Aircraft gun on the Island. Sometime in April when aboard ship went into ship fitter shortly after he went aboard ship as a striker. August 1945 made chief SJ. Discharged Dec. 11, 1945. His entire Navy career on the Calnforrtia. EDWIN DARWIN HUGHES, Radioman First Class, bom Mankato, MN. April 4, 1904. Enlisted Dec. 22, 1920, Navy age bom 1903 as guardian had to lie about his age, 16. Service includes: Radio, USS Calyfornia Division, NTS, San Francisco, Radio Tatoosh Island. He may be one, or the last of the original crew as he was 16. Upon discharge he became a linotype 0p6ratOr and back shop foreman of country newspapers. Upon retirement Dec. 10, 1969, they opened an agate shop. Am 90, married July 29, 1925, 69 years, three children, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. His three years on Caliornia were great. You leamed discipline and to make something of yourself. Viva! the Navy! Discharged Nov. 7, 1924, with the rank of RM1!c. WILLARD BILL', HULSMEYER, SF2C, USN, bom Dec. 17, 1923, Kettlersville, OH, entered U.S. Navy, February 1943, Boot Camp at Great Lakes, shipped out on troop train headed west July 43, landed at Bremerton Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. Soon attached to USS Caljornia in dry dock for repairs, from action at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Headed back out to sea in the fall of 1943, and later while anchoring somewhere in the Pacific the doesnlt recall wherej. He was assigned to the anchor locker below decks, the wench went in reserve the anchor was dropped. This day it went out faster and faster until only one link was left fastened to the chain locker bulkhead. Later he found out that some deck hand ptrt a liberal coating of grease on the anchor brake top-side lto avoid rustj. Luckily they had two hefty R Div. people on the brake that day, they pulled hard as they could and finally l in a cloud of smokej got the brake to hold. Never had that problem again. Spent entire duty time on Cftrlifbrrrirr until landing back in Philadelphia January 1946. Married May 1946. have three daughters, good wife, and one grarrtldaughter, one grandson. Retired in 1986, bttt fill sometime asa Realtor. MELVIN HUNKER, FIC, born Sterling, CU. Jan, 6. 1927. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1945, Navy, 6th Division. Service included Boot Camp, Great Lakes: OGU Shoemaker, CA, Bremerton, WA, boarded Calybrnia. Participated in battles at Okinawa, China Sea, and Occupation oflapan. Awards! Medals: American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal with one star, WWII Victory Medal. Discharged July 10, 1946, with the rank ofF1C. Married, two children and one grandchild. Retired, traveling USA in motorhome. CHARLES B. HUNSUCKER JR, SNC, bom Mt. Glead, NC, Montgomery County, March 16, 1922. Enlisted Aug. 28, 1940, Raleigh, NC, U.S. Navy, 5th Division. Went on board USS Calyfornia Nov. 20, 1940, departed Dec. 7, 1941 , wounded in left leg, four other men were also wounded. In Casemate 4119, stayed in dispensary and hospitals until Dec. 17, 1941, went to USS Chester. Served on USS ships: Calnfornia BB44, Chester CA24, Carteret APA 70, Knight DMS, YMS 325, Albany CA9, Ticonderoga CVA 14, Essex CVA9, Albemarle AVP, Boxer CVA, Aucilla AO56. Shore duty: NTC, Naval Station, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, VA, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: FTC Norfolk, VA. He was a Seaman first class when the Japanese sneak attack on Dec. 7, 1941. He was in the 5th Division, shellmate BMl!c, was the Division P.O. Breedlove BM2 was his leader he was on the starboard deck out side the Casemate when he saw the first planes coming in, when the first bombs hit land. GQ sounded and he went to his battle station casemate 419, 5 inch 55 broadside guns. He was wounded and went ashore to the dispensary adjacent to ship in a motor launch. The injury was not serious in his left leg, shrapnel was removed at the Army dispensary. Awards!Medals: WWII Victory Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with five stars, Good Conduct Medal for 30 years, Purple Heart. Discharged Aug. 31, 1970, FTC Norfolk, VA, with the rank of BMCS, 30 years and three days. Married hometown sweet heart, Maxine Warner. July 6, 1947, one daughter, two sons, four grandchildren. Retired from city Norfolk, VA, April 1984. Today he does what he please when he pleases, hunt. fish and enjoy grandchildren. HAROLD J. HUNTLEY, SM lst!C, born Kokomo. IN, May 24, 1923. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Dec. 10, 1940: he served on the USS Calihirnia, 3rd Division and was aboard her on Dec. 7, 1941. Strttionslvessels served on include: USNTS Great Lakes, 11.3 USS C'trlif0i'irr'tr.' USRS Pearl llrtrbor: USS llkxvt Virgiiritrp SCTC' Miami. 191.3 USS SC' 1502, USNt'i1't' Mizuni, 151.3 l1SS PGM 9g l1SS I.S'l' S-19. Aafarfl'-,lrrieflal1, lllilllflfl 'Wffli iff Area Ribbon fisiatir. l'ati1if..5.rea Pibbori Arnerieari llefertne -,t:t'ri','p Vlefla tforrtrrieridation flood f.orif.1ucf Vledai lle was diseharged in Vlay 1946 with vm CBM. lle and wife. Nflary have daughter Pai ar sons, Bill and 'llrorrrap He retired from 1. S i Service. ARTHUR .JACKSON HL'N'l'SNlAN. LS'-if M born Feb. 2, 1927, in Srnithvrlle. N40 and ti ,ed ri: s ,ite Dearborn. MO. Jackjoined the Navy on lan 56 1945 was sent to NTC, Great Lakes, lL. He had several trari ,ff before being assigned to the LBS California 'in Arm. li 1945. Q Jack received awards for his participation in ir.: bombardment of Okinawa and the occupation of Jape: He received the American Campaign Medal: the Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze starsz and the WWII Victory Medal. He received an Honorable Dischtdge on Aug. 22, 1946. He missed the USS Caljornra because it left poi without him and he had to catch the next ship that came IQ port, therefore he was transferred to the LCI iLf 883. 1-le told a story of having been lost at sea on the LCI and if being the first ship to port after the drop of the bomb Hiroshima. Jack married Betty Marie Crane on March 15. 19-ii. and had three daughters: Opal Katherine. Velta Marie Connie Jean. Jack worked for the Carters 81 Waters I-lady te Plant. He retired at age 62. Jack passed away on Dec. IS. 1992, at the age of 65. With Jacks passing it is as if an ever buming candle has been extinguished and he will be sorely missed by all those that knew him. FRANK R. HURLEY, USNR. born Sept. 3. 1922. Enlisted USN, Pittsburgh. PA. Jan. 25. 19-13. after tinishing boot camp Sampson. was trained at rangetinder school -. is Washington. D.C. Nyd. then transferred to A.-XTC near San Diego for further training as range setter on .r computer for a 40mm bofors single rnobile .-X.-X gun. Then sent to Whidbey lsland NAS. for ftrrther transfer to Adak. Al.. Destined to be a landlocked sailor. After the fall of Risks and Attu. their batteries where no longer needed so thex were sent to Brernenon Nyd. Upon arrix al he w tts .rssrgned to the USS Ctrlifirriritr Fox Division. Reporting .rboard the ship in dry dock he did not know .rt this trrne the ship had been stink at Pearl btrt soon found otrt rn the final stages ot' chipping rust in the void eornpartrnents. Rerrrairred .tboard during the Mirrianas and Philippine Cgrtrrpargrrs -Xtter surx'ix'ing the katnikaze attack that hit the .tfter control tow CY just six feet below Spot 2. were he w .rs stationed .rs director bointer. Was later trxtrrsferretl to .idx .tneed fire control seboo' at San Diego destroyer bgtse. NV-.1 Day terrnirr.tted their school and he w .ts transferred to Sarnpson Setxrrariowx V , . , 1 -1 , , , . . . tt nit r. NX. lot drselrarge lreb. . 19-lo. 1-ull circle eonrpleted .ts this w .ts the place he started his Nos three years ago. Returned home to Xlelxeespoit PX Worked for US. Steel 1'orp. lrx ut works. .ts .rn eleeltxnrn repgtirrrrarr lor 15 rears until retrr'etrtent l9SI

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Retired. While traveling on the high way of life, 27 knots. wife mn aground, tore off right leg tpoor circulationl. He is De Boss. De Fastest Man with De Bed Pan in all Pensacola. Stay well he happy. ROBERT P. JOHNSON, LT, USNR, born June 1920. Enrolled in Navy V7 Program March 1941. Graduated Occidental College. 1943. Commissioned August 1943. Reported aboard USS California September 1943, 3rd Division. Bombardments involved Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa. Involved in the battle ofSurigao Strait. Returned to Philadelphia, USA, stopping at Singapore, Colombo Ceylon and Capetown, South Africa. Reported to UCLA as an NROTC instructor, December 1945. Discharged May 1946. Married with three children and five grandchildren. Retired from Pacific Telephone Company, June 1982, 37 years, living in Anaheim, CA. Playing golf, tennis, racquetball plus traveling keeps him out of the house, active and healthy. BILL O. JOLLY, USMC, bom May 13, 1923, Clied year about agej. Joined Marine Corp. May 14, 1940, and assigned to USS Calgfornia in Bremerton, WA, in August W 1940. First trip to sea he was assigned on life buoy sentry on after part of quarter deck. Navy decided to announce man overboard and as he didn't know what floated by, he pulled the handle that let a large tube type raft slide off its ramp. Sgt. ofthe guard relieved him from post and put him in the brig for a couple hours. He is probably the only private to cause a battleship to stop maneuvers to retrieve a life-raft. Fired 5 5l caliber broadside gun in August 1941, during short range practice and made lst class pointer. Was on gun station in casemate 8 during attack on Dec. 7, 1941. Promoted to corporal, worked on salvage crew chipping paint and returned with ship to Bremerton, was transferred from ship and wound up in the lst, 2nd, 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps, involved in three beach head landings, the last being Guam, where he was wounded Aug. 9, 1944, spending the next ll months in the hospital. Then spent last nine months on limited duty in Port Chicago, CA and was discharged on May 17, 1946. ELWOOD H. JONES, USNR, LT., born Oct. 13, 1915. Enlisted in the service 1942, served in Convoy work to 1944, when transferred to the Prune Barge, USS Calyfornia. Served as lst Division officer and officer of the deck underway. Landed MacArthur at Leyte. Met the Japanese fleet at Surigao Strait and won a ship-to-ship gun duel. Then on to Lingayen, Okinawa and Japan. From excessive firing, shot the liners out of their big guns and had to go to Bremerton, WA, to reline. The USS California with side blisters was too fat to go through the canal and had to go around the Hom to get to Philadelphia Navy Yard. Discharged, returned to Pennsylvania, where he practiced law, ran a newspaper, insurance business, savings and loan, and was president of a bank for 35 years. Married a school teacher, have seven children. Put all through college. Have 19 grandehildrenand four great- grandchildren. Retired, winter in Sun City, AZ, and summer in Mountaintop, PA. EDWARD W. .JONES SR, enlisted U.S. Navy. Sept. 30, 1940, New Orleans, LA. Recruit training, San Diego, CA, Co. 40-71 . Assigned to USS California in 5th Division Had the O.D. messenger watch Dec. 7, 194111800-1200. When he saw the lirst wave of Japanese planes bomb Ford lsland, he went to his battle station 5 inch 51 cal casemate gun. Then up to the 5 inch 25 cal AA guns to relieve a gun crew until abandon ship, then swam to Ford Island. Went to Hickam Field with the 5 inch AA guns of the USS California to defend Hickam. He went back to help relloat the USS Calyornia then to Bremerton, WA, to get rebuilt. Then back to the Pacific for the rest of the war on the USS Calwunia. When ship rejoined the fleet, he was in the 12th Division, 20MM AA guns on the port quarter deck. Served as gunner's mate until discharge on July 6, 1945, at New Orleans, LA. Member of the USS Calyornia Reunion Association and life member of PHSA. Wife Edna, eight children. Presently living in Metairie, LA. 'Qu' KENNETH W. JONES, Sllc, born Lawrence, KS, April 7, 1926. Enlisted April 12, 1943, U.S. Navy, 2nd Division, Deck and Gunnery. Service includes Farragut, ID, Whid Bay ls., WA, Pacific Beach.g USS Cctlnfbrniag Bremerton, WA. Participated in battles at Saipan, Guam Tinian, Leyte, Battle of Surigao Strait, Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, Okinawa. Memorable experiences: Asleep at his battle station in Turret 2, after being there all day during invasion of Leyte. Early morning of Oct. 25, 1944, he was awaken by the sound of GQ and was told the Japanese Task Force was spotted and was coming their way. The sea battle of Surigao Strait was under way. In 1945, while on shore on Okinawa, on a working party a typhoon approached and the Calnbrnia pulled anchor and went to sea. They were a lost working party on the island for several days until their ship returned. AwardslMedals: Presidential Unit Citation, seven Battle Stars, American Theater, Asia Pacific Bar, WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Occupation of Japan. Discharged Dec. 12, 1945, with the rank of S llc. Married, one son, one daughter, four grandchildren, and one great-grandson. Retired from L.A. County, CA, Sheriff 's Department, after 32 years. s RONALD ODELL JONES, BM 3lc, bom Oklahoma. Served USN, Divisions 3 and F, 1943-46: Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Leyte, Surigao Strait Luzon, Okinawa, China Sea and Tokyo. Recipient of seven battle stars, include six island invasions and one sea battle. He retired from the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the USS Calnfornia Association and the AARP. He was a Lutheran. He was chairman of Biloxi Reunion 1983. Married Vilia Jones, Biloxi, MS. Died Oct. 18. 1988, in Biloxi, where lived for 17 years. Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Helen Davis. Railto, CA, and three step-daughters: Mrs. Shannon lllich of Long Beach, Mrs. Sylvia Diaz of D'Iberville. and Mrs. Diane King of Gulfport, and a step-son, Ray Fountain of Long Beach. Also 19 grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. JOHNNIE T. JUDIE SR., CK2lc, born Hearne, TX, July 31, 1921. Enlisted April 22, 1942, U.S. Navy. Service included TAD CEN, Shoemaker, CA, Catnp PetTy.VA1 PSC Lido Beach, Ll, NYQ Houston, TX: NTS Norfolk. VA: USS Califizrniu PSNY Bremerton, WA. Participated in battles at Tinian, Saipan, Guam, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle Lingayen Gttlf, other actions in Philippines. Mernorahle experiences include being eye witness ofthe kamikaze Japanese plane before crashing into BB4-l, also Gen. MacArthur's return to Philippines. AwardslMedals: American Catnpaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars, WWll Victory Medal. Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one llronfc Star. Philippine Presidential l1nitCitation. Discharged Oct. 16, 19-15. with the rank ol' Clillc. ' 4 .ff r -ur , 1' O Q f if Married Johnedna Wilson Judie on 'sew Year'-. Da, 1944, Bremerton, WA. Has four sons. one a pre-t .I Archdiocese of Louisville. KY. Retired postal work f Orleans, LA, main post office. HENRY JURACIC, Seaman First Class, born Chicago, Dec. 18. 1924. Enlisted August 1943, 6th Division, Gunnery. Participated in invading the Philippines, sea battle. Discharged in 1946. He and his wife Eugenia have no children. Today works in food business, meats. REV. JOSEPH ALAN JIQSTAD. Plot te. born Minneapolis, MN. July 20. 1922. Enlisted May 20. 19-12. USN Hospital Corps. Stations: Great Lakes: San Diego. Bremertong Spokane, USS Calnfornia. Battles participated in: Saipan, Tinian, Guam. Philippines. Surigao Strait. Lingayen Gulf. MedalslAwards: Purple Heart. Discharged December 19-15. He is a widower with four sons and four grandchildren. He is retired. but conducts 125 weddings a year. HARRY O. KASA. was born July 2-1. 1909. Dennison. MN. was drafted into the Naxy in December 1943. and left in January 19-1-1. for boot camp at Farragut. ID. After the training left for San Francisco and boarded the battleship, Cnllforriin which had been bombed in Pearl Harbor and repaired. He went to Saipan. which they int aded the beach for the Army. A watchman was killed here from a Saigon shell. They next invaded Guam and Tinian. w hen Ray Tweed came out of the jungles where he had been hiding. Suicide planes were around them and a number of inert aboard ship were killed. Other places w ere Okinaw .t. Iwo Jimo and sea battle in the Philippines. The treaty yy .ts signed on the Misrottri at Tokyo Bay. Our ship xx as there .1 few days later. On way home took trip to Earl Coast so stopped at Ceylon Colombo. lndia for tw o days: onto Capetown. Africa, and then on Atlantic and headed for Philadelphia. Was discharged in December 19-15 ,tt Great Lakes. lL. Q Q -I