California (BB 44) - Naval Cruise Book

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SCUBA license NRA Master four pistols, police pistol team. Enlisted USNCB. Aug. 2, 1943, 141 Battalion CM I! e, Hawaii one year, Kwajalein Island until discharge. Now living in wooded 2l!3 acres in Tigard tnear Portlandl with beautiful wife ot'54 years, Dorothy Helen. One son Giglbert, whose beautiful wife Kathy has given him two gorgeous daughters, I6 and 18. His hobbies, among many, are Samurai swords, J. Woodblock prints, Netsuke. Jade, Ivory, Snuff bottles, Sui Teki. Oriental Porcelains. Pre Colombian, Daguerreotypes and other early photo items, music i.e. ukulele, mandolin, guitar, pinochle. Also items with Queen Louise of Prussia on them, etc., etc. VERNON L. LUETTINGER, 21 years old. Radioman 2nd Class. USS Calyfornia BB44. 0 fsawrqgamn. ,. Medals and Awards: American Defense Service Medal with one starg Good Conduct Medalg American Theater Campaign Medalg Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star, and WWII Victory Medal. Battle Station on Dec. 7, 1941: radar operator, radar shack, located on the deck above the signal bridge. tThe USS Calhfornia had the first experimental radar unit CCXAMJ in the Pacific Fleet. The evening of December 7, he was ordered to go aboard the USS Neosho and stand watch on the airfground circuit. He heard frantic voices from the planes of the USS Enterprise screaming uWe are friendlyw over and over again. Ground to air firing was excessive as the ground forces were very jumpy because reports of Japanese landing parties were erroneously being spread. As he recalls, he believes the USS Enterprise had several of its fighter planes shot down. After December 7, he was assigned to Admiral Nimitz's staff, standing watches on the task force commander's CW circuit. Later their radar unit was salvaged from the USS Calnfornia and reinstalled in the hills alongside the Army unit that reported the initial incoming planes on December 7. Their responsibility was to report and track all surface vessels arriving and departing the area. As a side note: They should never have been caught in this surprise attack because there were many earlier indications for them to be on the alert. WILLIAM E. LUX, USNR, born Oct. 17, 1925, enlisted Dec. 17, 1943, discharged June 15, 1946. Attended Iowa State Unit, Notre Dame University for engineering training, Great Lakes, board USS Caldornia May 1945, at Pearl Harbor. Disembarked BB44 Philadelphia Navy Yard June 1945. Issued WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Liberation Medal, Okinawa bombardment. af . 5' 1' Bachelor Science, Iowa State University, member General Board of Global Ministries, teatn leader Iowa! Nigeria Partnership. Married Rosemary Craven, South Bend, IN. They have three boys, one girl. Retired from farming, living in Manchester, IA. CHARLES A. MALI.E'I I'l+1,IR.,SIti,borrrt'arit.ort. OH. March 17, 1926. linlisted April 5, 1943, Navy, 2nd Division. Participated in battles at Saipan, Guam, Tirnari. Leyte, Surigao Strait, Lingayen Gull' and Okinawa. I . . , f tw .,.. fr ,.y:0'.f '. gf 2, . V. 'va , I . 1, f 6, .ff if Um 7 in I r ' 1 .1 5 Discharged February 1946. Married Virginia Griffith, will be celebrating 47th Anniversary, and had one daughter Sally. Retired, enjoy fishing, playing cards, getting together with family and friends. RAYMOND J. MANUEL, USN, May 24, 1943-Dec. 12, 1945, bom March 19, 1924, Kinder, LA. Inducted in the Navy, May 24, 1943, at Sulphur, LA, and trained at San Diego, CA, and then stationed on the USS Caljornia BB44, I Division, SFC, Engaged in battles in Saipan, June 14, 1944, Guam, July 21, 1944, Tinian, July 23, 1944, Leyte Islands, Oct. 21, 1944, Surigao Strait, Oct. 24, 1944, Lingayen Gulf, May 20, 1945, and Okinawa, Aug. 7, 1945. The USS Calgfornia left Japan for the good old USA. Our route took them via South Africa, and a trip around the world. The ship had deported from San Francisco, CA, May 5, 1943, arrived at Port Philadelphia, Dec. 7, 1945. From there by train to the U.S. Naval Center. Nashville. TN. Dec. 12, 1945, for his discharge. Issued American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with four stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars, and the Victory Medal. Came home on furlough March 17, 1945, and got married March 20, 1945. Now living in DeQuincy, LA. tRetired, heavy duty operatorj with his wife, Robbie Lee. Have five children, 12 grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. CHANO R. MARES, Slfc, bom Fort Sumner. NM. Enlisted June 4, 1943, U.S. Navy, Division 1. H-Qty' He was assigned to the Old Prttne barge, USS BB-I-I in late 1943, or early 194-l, in the Bremerton Navy Yard in the state ol' Washington. He was fire watch lor the welders, doing repair xvork. He scraped and painted the dottble bottoms, thc yery bottom ofthe ship's lmll tinsidei it was a noisy, rusty, nasty job breathing rust, and toxic fumes from lresh paint. It gate a drunk feeling. llc learned later that many shipniates lost their health in this kind ol xvorlt. Ile was glad to get to open sea. Ili. rrront lrighterirrtg f.:fpcrrf:rr'.f:. ff . , ,, . imitated into battle. thc ',Ulll',1fJ!i mth lla: f. au ffrir f being hit by a suicide plane the rirght battle at rr Strait, being sent on a work party ro load arrtrrrurftfmrr 3 and 4 decks below on an airrrrrunrtiorr ship 'I he, ,r as 2.225 shells were hoisted through 4,44 hafch they stood. below. on all kinds ot arrirrrurizrsorr pra 1 nothing would go wrong. The fury oi the hurrrca , China Coast. There are very marry happy rrtorriern.-.. wart got ,. .' , shiprnate friends, the liberties they shared together tri rr a ports. The pride and habits acquired as a rear Nag that will forever follow them the rest ot their Participated in battles at Saipan, Guam. Tirtrarr. .- Surigao Strait, Lingayen Gulf, Okinawa. Ser: ice incl aa USNTS, San Diego, CA: Navy Yard Bremerton Vwl.. at USS Caljorniu. Awards!Medals: Pacific Theater Ribbon 'mth to stars, American Theater Ribbon. Vicrorj. Medal. Pimp Liberation Ribbon with two stars. Discharged Feb. 26. 1946. Today. farming and rag cattle. JOSEPH F. MARIANI, BNI2C. born Philadelphra.P.1-.. Dec. 12, 1919. Enlisted Jan. 12. 1938, IQSS Califorma 6th Division. Service included Pearl Harbor tPacificr and Atlantic USS Straub. On Dec. 7, 1941. was injured when ship vs as bombed. Discharged Sept. 27. 1945. with the rank of CBM. Married Thelma, and have a daughter Tamara Jc. Retired accountant. ROBERT A. MARQUARD, SIMC. born Sepz. I. 1923, Willoughby. OH. Enlisted Dec. 2-1. 19-II. Naxy. USS Calnbrnia, 6th Division. Sflc. Service includes L55 Calnfornia. US Naval Hospital PSNY. W.-X1 LSNTS. Great Lakes. IL: USNTS. Farragut. IDL LSNAS. Seattle. WA.. Awards!Medals: American Area Nlcdal. XYXX ll Victory Medal. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Nledal xy ith four stars and Philippine Liberation Ribbon NN ith too stars. Discharged .lan. 19. I9-16. Married. txvo children. Ly nne and Dax td. tour grandchildren. txvo girls and txvo boy s. Workctl for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 33 years and non retired in Arizona. ROGER F. INIARTIN. SIC. born lfnianncl. L' l'. -Xprrl 30, 1925. Fnlistcd Sxvainsboro. G-X. July 12. 1945. ISN. 6th Division. Trained at San Diego. C -X. eight xx ccks then to BI'C11lCI'IO1l,XYrX. .-Xssignetl to ISS tliifriwrhr. Battles ParticlPated in include Guam. 'l'ini.tn. S.no.in. Philippines. Leyte, lnxon, Nlari.nt.is. Snrigao Safari. I ingayen. Memorable cxpcrtcnccs include day by day . t months in serx tcc. 27 months ot' that on ISS . - ' Myartlsr lXled.ils: XX XXII Occupation Ribbons. ISS t'trliforr1i.1.ltily I9-ll to Dcccnibct 1945 Discliargcd December Ill-li hlarrietl lNlarg.n'ct tittrl, Oct IU. I9-I I. too chittlica:

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92. lu1istetl.l.tu 1910. Nam li Division went Y .nc tlg. :grr7..Nl.l1'cl! Tl. 19.10 longlteacli lclt ISS We in ew. i.- t ss i'.i1i..ii.i. iii Seo. llostou N1X.l SS e.t'i'.Pf'1...tllIl-ll 'wi . ri xx. A ,Q ..- g '- A ,. airmen 1-UN ' fl-f . .1 --as J t .wi 1- . ' iliffiii x ' ' ' ' 'txt P.xrticip.ited in battle at Iw o lima. Pearl Harbor. ci iherts. Roi Island. Nlarshalls. Saipan. Tinian. Guam and Xv1i1'g1i.ir awards Nledalsi WWII Xictory Medal. Philippine . .beration Ribbon. Good Conduct Medal with one star. sxsiatic-Paeitiic Campaign Nledal w ith six stars. American Area Canipaign Nledal. American Defense Service Medal tv :th one star. Discharged Nov. 2-1. 1947. with the rank ofshipfitter. Nlarried and has tw o boy s. Albert and C..I. Lehne. Retired from International Harvester after 33 years. rs GLEN A. LENTZ. USN. SM3!c. born Fort Madison. IA. Nlareh S. 1920. Enlisted in the Navy in 1937. from Southem Illinois and sent to San Diego. CA. for boot Lraining. Went to the LISS C.:.'1f'orr:i't: in February .- 53.51 J i93S. and assigned to the A ' D Sth Division for about three qipfgg P , 3 months then transferred to -Q . 1 'ae ct Division onthe .4 mil - '. Q signal gang. They had a 'ff' four star admiral aboard as W 3 ...... mel w ere ComBatFor. if - R I They traveled to Hawaii a t li 1 Z couple oftimes in 1938. and 1 'i 1939. went to the east 1 f 5 i wg. so- :oast on maneuvers through if f. , .. :ie Panama Canal. stayed .-c months in Cuba before going to Norfolk. VA. to take in ammunition and then return to the west coast and to aii again then in 1940. they went to PSNS at Bremerton. WA. for extensive overhaul and he was paid ffT.NlZiYCl1 7. 1941. as he was on a Kids' Cruise. December '. 1941. he w as stationed at Sand Point Naval Air Station Seatt1e.WA. Hay e Good Conduct Medal. Pacific Theater Nledal. and American Theater Medal. Hare three children. Pal. Don and Sonia. Today retired and farming. JOHN 'QIOHNNIER LETO. born Aug. 19. 1920. Des Nloiies. IA. Liv ed in Chicago most of his life. Club and amateur boxer in Chicago. Enlisted March 1942. boot in San Diego. CA. Assigned to USS California ne 1942. Bremerton. WA. Started boxing team aboard . . trazned boxers. scheduled smokers. referred bouts w ith Lt. Peter Kinoos. developed best boxing team if Sfcth Pacific. , f . ,ms 1 4 fy X , , 1. ? . fp... a Wy, 4 X, W nf ,, f,yf ff' .. 5 . .1 1 i' ,ij 5, X .,., , .. 1 ff .. fi U? al. 'fig nappy, f'f,1jf'fjfyfjCjQ and good times that he '-ii, 'lirlllrjlllllYtlllT1f1Vf4ldllll.Cf1l lighting lady WHS- Wllflll , r fgrnyrirgfg rwlerefgirig a sniolfer. somewhere it lfgjfullx ,,1',t3r ai 'v4:irir,e guard t:sr.or1etll'iiin to , f,.,,r1i1yg 'Jf mri lil, 'fvailf-:tl into the dark room. -Y ,npr ,,.,f.- 1.1. and there at the head ol thc f f,ar,ta.:.11tiif.f,r fliaplain Ktzntfaly and .1 duutuiy IUUIII lull ol ship s olltccis ll was his huthtlay and one that he will ncxei loigct lllwlttllgytl Nt'Xt'lltlwt'1' 1915. llonorgihle, Mariietl to Rita M.. he owns his own business in las Xegas. NX. RAYINIUND Wi. LIFER. lfireman First Class. born Ifederrcktown. OH. .lune 15. 1926. Served US. Navv. 7 I hiladelphia. Ilremerton. 1155 l'41ltloH1t'tl. Discharged in 19-lo. Married to Doris. and have two sons and one daughter. He was killed in a farm accident Nov. 4. 1980. I , 777, WAYNE DONALD LINDAHL, USNR. born March 6. 1925. Oshkosh. NE. Attended Norman High School. Norman. OK. During 1942-43. worked after school hours for Norton Tannersley Construction Company. building NAS and NATTC at Norman. Upon graduation June 1943. enlisted in U.S. Navy. After boot camp assigned ship's company NTC San Diego. where he met Robert G. Lindahl from Van Nuys. CA. They became good friends and went on same sea draft to PSNY Bremerton. WA. September 1943. Assigned to ship's company as yeoman. Bob Lindahl in personnel and he was assigned to fleet chap1ain's office. He and Bob volunteered for duty on USS Calnfornia, both ofthem assigned as yeomen to CR Division. upon completion of the war transferred back to NATTC, Norman. OK, for discharged February 1946. 7401 Retired from oilfield products division. Guiberson Oil Tools. Dresser Industry. Dallas. TX. in 1991. Have two sons and two living daughters and six grandchildren. one daughter deceased. Living in sunny San Antonio. TX. WAYNE E. LISLE, Slfc. born Hardy Township. Holmes County. OH. May 25. 1924. Enlisted Feb. 19. 1943. Navy. Slfc. 5th Division. Service included NTS Great Lakes. IL: USS Califbrzim' USS Cape Glouvmfei' CVE-1093 NAS Glenview. IL. Participated in American Campaign and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign. .Mmm Memorable experiences include bombardment of Guam and Saipan. collision with USS Temzessee. Discharged Nov. 24. 1945. Married Dorothy 1. Clark Lisle. Nov. 4. 1944. They have one daughter. Barbara 1. Lisle Miller and two granddaughtcrs. Michelle L. and Sherinel D. Miller. Retired from Wooster. OH. Water Treatment Plant. ERNEST LISSY. horn June 9. 1919. in Portland. OR. 1,n1istet1 Nov. 17. 1936. Boot Camp at San Diego. CA. Worked as a yeoman with C'oinI3atFor on the Claliforriiu. llisthargetl.1uneX. 1940. with the rate ol' yeoman 3c. . Enlisted May 4. 1944. Boot Camp at Farragut. ID. where he set a new fitness mark. worked on tugboat row in Bremerton. housing department at East Port Orchard. Then took charge of the typing pool at the Separation Center in Bremerton. Discharged Feb. 23. 1946. with the rate of yeoman lc. Joined Portland Fire Department. in November 1946. NW Weight Lifting Champion in 1954. taught Dale Carnegie Course for 18 years. Real Estate Broker. Master of his Masonic Lodge in 1969. Married his lovely wife Sunny in 1973. presently life on the Oregon Coast. Retired from Portland Fire Department. KENNY LISSY. his grandfather was lost at sea as engineer of the cargo ship Alaric. and his father went to sea as cabin boy in a square-rigged sailing ship. What could be more natural than his joining the Navy and following his three brothers to the USS California in 1940. During his year aboard he saw a lot of ocean between Long Beach and Pearl Harbor while serving in the Sixth Division the E Division. His next duty was as midshipman at the Naval Academy. After graduation. as signal officer and assistant turret officer on the cruiser Pensacola. he experienced combat in the West Pacific. After WWII. he went into aviation and served in squadrons aboard aircraft carriers in the Pacific and saw a lot of Korea from a dive bomber. After his retirement in 1963. he acquired his wonderful wife Charlotte and settled in Tigard with his family. VERNON A. LISSY. was born Feb. 24. 1917. Enlisted in late 1935. went through Q boot camp at San Diego. I CA. Worked in the Gunnery Division specifically on airplanes. He served four years. then went into the Merchant Marine. Through hard work and study. he acquired his master's license. sailing for many years on tankers. He had a nice easy going nature and was liked by all who knew him. He died in 1981. 731531 WALTER ARNOLD LISSY, born Easter Sunday. April 4. 1915. Ona. OR. a very small hamlet about six miles east of Waldport. OR. in a pole and shake cabin. Father Jos. A., German if y immigrant. shipwright and 1 sailor. Enlisted USN. Nov. 21. 1934. at Portland. Boot Camp San Diego. Assigned USS California, E Division tgood dutyl until detailed as log room yeoman. Wised off to his CPO. Next day assigned B Division. two years of Hell! Discharged September 1938. Worked as shipwright untiljoining Portland Police 1942. While in PPD obtained Real Estate Broker License. as Explosive Ord. Spec. through U.S. Army. Pilot Liccnsc. land and sea plane. 87

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Q.. F I 431 'mo is r . fu -sg or my li 5. il. -5 I X Gail and Roger Jr.. and three grandclirldrcn: Jody Ware. Folrriria Ware .uid Brands Martin. Semihrctircd T.V. :cp.nrrit.rn. Six arnsboro. MA. ROBERT L. BOB MASON. E Division. born Muskegon County. MI. 1922. Graduated from Balboa HI C .7 r f X s X .i s 1 1 it f S g fs ' sr 5 p . Q1 f To LSN August 1940. USS Calyornia 1940. On Dec. '. 1941. in forvs ard battery locker. They cut him out 1530 hours. To LSS Chicago. until it was sunk off Rennell Island Jan. 30. 1943. L'SS ABSD?-f-1. a floating dry-dock 21 months at Manus. Married Bea Kristof in Chicago 1949. have two sons in Idaho. one daughter Washington. Lived Chicago, Balboa CZ: Lake Geneva. WI: Vancouver, WA: Yakima. WA. Hobbies include camping, black powder shooting. traveling by auto back to Midwest to visit relatives and friends and attending Navy Reunions. volunteer work. It doesn't pay much but you never have to wonder what to do with yourself. Presently president of the Local Chapter 39. of PHS in Yakima: Pearl Harbor: Victory II: American Defensez Asiatic-Pacific: Good Conduct: and American Theater Medals. FRANK NIASSEY. Chief Commissary Steward, born Feb. 6. 192 1 . Anacores. WA. Enlisted Aug. 26, 1940, Navy. Participated in battles at Pearl Harbor. Guadalcanal. Iwo Jima. Marianas. Okinawa. 1 Discharged Aug. 55. 1946. Tw o children. five grandchildren. one great- grandchild. Retired. playing golf. traveling. rifle shooting. fanting and lishrng. CHARLES F. NIATTHEWS, BYV13le, Coxswain. born is-r Diego. CA. Oct. ll. 1923. raised and enlisted in the ' ' L. in San Diego. CA. Assigned to the USS Cfallfornia. sq. -V, ,.t.rle it 1. as on the bottom ol Pearl Harbor. They lived in rw- or, I-ard Island. doing clean up work on the ship. until vs raised and put in dry-dock lor initial repairs. l'rom .t was a blur ol paint chipping. continuing after arrszai .n Bremerton Navy Yard After a long wait ' Y megan the rrioderniration which was completed in early fe. 941 '-.!lr,f,-. oi the crew. were transferred to other ships 1fgd.r1gf :nerr but him and a law others managed to avoid of tf,f,f, fjrjff.,1f3lit,V, f,1 the repairs. they built llltf UCW 1 l 3 4,j,.jp j,, .mi ',12,rll1i. arnj brigarr trairiirip ol! 1 ong lieacrb s,,a,1 Theirfirst action was Saipan.June 14. 1944, and they took a hit from a shore battery on the super structure above the bridge. It hit outside killing the smoke watch. blowing inside seriously wounding him and another man. He spent the next six months in the hospital. Upon his discharge he was assigned to a new aircraft carrier and finished the war there. He spent most of his working life, 27 years, with an oil company in Saudi Arabia. It was an interesting and satisfying life full of adventures and world travel. He never for a moment regretted making his career there. Especially now that I've retired in his home town of San Diego. with a comfortable income. He used to play a lot of golf. but back problems ended that. Now hejust putter and goof off. One thing he did, just for his own satisfaction, was to go back to his old high school and get his diploma at the age of 65. USS California BB44, Febmary 1942 to June 1944. WILLIAM C. MAY, Private, born May 20, 1924, Orange City, IA. Enlisted June 24, 1943, U.S. Marines, after sea school, assigned to USS Calnfornia August 1943, went aboard at Bremerton, May 1944. Anchored at Pearl Harbor, May 10, 1944, left with strong force of warships for battle in Saipan their baptism of fire. From Saipan they Went to Eniwetok, then on to Guam and New Hebrides. In October 1944, sailed into Leyte Gulf for first landing in the Philippines and provided heavy artillery. In Lingayen Gulf they were struck by a Japanese kamikaze continued the battle and on to Puget Sound for repairs and back to Okinawa and on to Japan, to support landing of occupation troops. Arrived in Philadelphia via Singapore, Colombo and Capetown, South Africa, arrived Dec. 7. 1945. Q. Memorable experiences include being rammed by Drznesxce and liberty in Tokyo. Discharged Dec. 16, 1945. with the rank of private first class. Married and has three children. Today he is a farmer about to retire. WILLIAM G. MCGUIRE, born Aug. 7. 1923. Centralia. WA. Enlisted Jan. 29. l941.Trained at San Diego. CA. Depaned San Diego aboard USS Thornton AVDll. Arrived Pearl Harbor April 18. 1941. and reported to assigned duty aboard the Battleship USS California BB44. - in N I 1 sr X Dec. 7. 1941. Pearl Ilarbor attack. heard the lirst plane dive. and first bomb explode on Naval Air Station. Ford Island. in close proximity to their moorage at Berth Fox 3. Observcd cntirc action from the Signal Bridge of USS C'aliforrrirl. Just after midnight tmorning of Xlhl he was tenrporarily assigned to Naval Tugboat USS Vrrco that was alongside providing fire-fighting water for California. he remained aboard Wren until the night of December 13, when ordered to receiving station for reassignrnent to heavy cruiser USS Portland CA33. This period of time aboard the Virco resulted in a report that he was missing in action. A telegram to his parents stated he was missing and if remains are found you will be notified. This sounded pretty final and subsequently his name appeared on the official casualty list. Memorial services were held in his home church and high school. After the war. he had the pleasure of removing his name from a monument to the dead of King County in Seattle. Battles: Coral Sea. Midway, Invasion Guadalcanal, Stewart Islands Battle, Raid on Tarawa, Battle of Eastem Solomons. Battle of Santa Cruz, Battle of Guadalcanal tnight action of Nov. 13, 19421, New Georgia. Bougainville, Leyte Gulf, Liberation of Manila, Battle of Okinawa. Awards: Navy Unit Commendation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 13 stars, American Area, American Defense Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal. Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Korean Service Bar tMaritime Admin.J, Vietnam Service Bar tMaritime Admin.J. Ships and stations: USS Thornton ttemporaryi. USS Caljornia, USS Vireo ltemporaryj. USS Portland, USS Guadalcanal tnine months. Lunga Signal Towerl. USS APC23 tSolomons Area. temporaryl, USS YP516 tSolomons Areal. USS Merc-v, USS Massachusetts. Honorably discharged USN, Aug. 13. 1946. Rank SM2lc. Attended Washington Technical Institute. under GI Bill and acquired second mates license, joined Army Transport Corp. and U.S. Merchant Marine as licensed deck officer. participated in Korean War and Vietnam War. Continued with seagoing career until retirement November 1987, total of46 year on the Oceans ofthe World. he would do it all again if he could. He wishes to express Honor and Glory to all their departed comrades and to the extreme necessity of keeping their memory alive. ARTHUR J. MILLER. USNR. was born Aug. 16. 1924, in Lamar. CO, andjoined the Navy. Sept. 23. 1943. Miller completed boot camp in Farragut. ID. and traveled to Bremerton. WA. to board the USS Calrfbrnra as a F-2. if My if-6' I I 9. r Alf? 1.-:.:1N.. I PM Battles participated in were Saipan. Guam. Tinian. Leyte. Luzon. and Okinawa. Medals received were WWII Victory Medal. Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars. American Area Campaign Medal. and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four stars. Before discharge as a WT3lc Division B on May 5, 1946. he was transferred to the USS Chester and assisted in placing the boilers in the mothball fleet. Miller really enjoyed the 15.000 mile journey home. He married Jean Hughes on Nov. 12. 1947. has two daughters. three grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. He is currently engaged in farming near Walsh, CO. ROY G. MILLER, MM2lc. born in Waynesville. NC. Sept. 21. 1909. Dropped out second year high school and joined U.S. Navy. Was sworn in at Raleigh. NC. Trained at Hampton Roads Training Station. Was shipped to West Coast for duty on USS Calyfornia. Was in M Division six years as engine room machinist. Married Jean Bowman of Inglewood, CA. June 18. 1932. One child. Robert, born in 1933. Discharged April 4. 1934. Worked in all major aircraft plants on West Coast.