Salt Lake City (CA 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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LETTER OF COMMENDATION Olaf R. Amdahl, Gunners Mate 3fc, USN Leroy E. Bohlman, Seaman Zfc, USN Iames B. Denton, Lieutenant Commander, U.S.N. Edward R. Dunlap, Signalman Third Class, U.S.N.B, Virgil H. Elliott, Signalman Third Class, U.S.N.B. Richard W. Garrity, Lieutenant Commander, CMCD, U.S.N. Demetro Glinzak, Motor Machinist's 'Mate Third Class, U.S.N.B. Frank S. Hettesheimer, Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class, U.S.N.R George H. Howard, Radarman First Class, U.S.N. Beal Iacobsen, Fireman First Class, U.S.N.B. Cecil Knight, Seaman First Class, U.S.N.B. Bobert L. Powers, Seaman First Class, U.S.N.B. Max D. Thomasson, Signalman Third Class, U.S.N.B. Francis I. Trapp, Seaman First Class, U.S.N.R. Vito I. Bommarito, Shiptitter lfc, USN. Harry P. Elam, Seaman lfc, USN. Gordon E. Hill, Firecontrolman Zfc, USN. Chester M. Lee, Lieutenant tjgl, USN. Sidney P. Matthews, Chief Watertender, USN. Lyle B. Ramsey, Lieutenant, USN. Frank Sulewski, Chief Gunner's Mate, USN. Earl A. Wolfe, Quartermaster Zfc, USN. Ellis M, Zacharias, Captain, USN. l t PURPLE HEART Lloyd E. Acree, Aviation Ordinanceman 3fc, USN. tposthumouslyl Charles l. Adair, Seaman Zfc, USN. Ioseph Bagdricwicz, Machinist Mate lfc, USN. Adrew Barnickle, Seaman lfc, USN. Thomas F. Batchelor, Seaman lfc, USN. Vernard E. Bivin, Seaman lfc, USN Cposthumouslyl Clay Bowling, Seaman lfc, USN. Arthur Claudemantle, Boatswain's Mate Zfc, USN. Kenneth W. Cowell, Seaman lfc, USN. Henry W. Crain, Private First Class, USMC. Walter E. Czajkowski, Boatswain's Mate Zfc, USN. Iames F. David, Fireman Zfc, USN. Cposthumouslyj Iohn B. Davis, Seaman Zfc, USN. Thomas W. Erickson, Ensign, USNB Cposthumouslyl David P. Fletcher, Storekeeper Zfc, USN. 35

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vb t , ' P' . .., ,, ff qw 'TCS' wV,31g.:f'4 Q- . P ' 1-I ff . 1' X In r4 in DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS Wayne K. Candor, Ensign, U S N lt Iarnes W. Davis, Ensign, U S N li. Robert M. Epperson, Aviation liiipiioiiitirr f.lr'tiw5.-ii-,l CE 111, Ufill lt Abraham Levine, .Aviation lt.idioi.rir.::r 'l'i1izd Cltminz, U Sl! lt Harold D. Stover, Aviation Oz'dri,::ice::irin f.Te-.xnitrl Vltisw. U Sl' William P. Strickland, Lieutenant U SN li Martin L. Dana, Lieutenant, U.S.N.Ft 5 I. ,. .. . ' . ig. i - X 5 ' I A ,rt 1 f7, av.-. . F , 4'WI,'I J f1,., , AIR MEDAL Thomas W. Erickson, Ensign, USNR. Ernest C. Porterlield, Aviation Radioman lfc, USN. William P. Strickland, Lieutenant, USNR. Edward I. Duff, Aviation Chief Machinists Mate, U.S.N.H '7l9' ,ap ,3-4. lx . it I ,. . :AW I ' L . 1 BRONZE STAR George M. Barron, Pharmacists Mate Third Class, U.S.N.R. Samuel G. Booras, Pharmacists Mate Third Class, U.S.N.R Richard G. Ganahl, Commander, USN. Harold A. Kent, Coxswain, U.S.N. Edward C. Kulhanek, Coxswain, U.S.N.R. Iohn R. Lambert, Lieutenant Commander, USN. Harold E. Lang, Lieutenant, U.S.N. Edward A. Mitchell, Captain, U.S.N. Frank Mubi, Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. Robert L. Neyman, Commander, U.S.N. George Saunders, Lieutenant Cjunior gradel, U.S.N,H. George Swinston, Ir., Captain, USMC Don E. Wharff, Pharmacists Mate First Class, U.S.N.R. 34

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Leo Franklini Seisitnari llc, USN i Winsor C. Gale, Lieutensirit Ci'o:ziiiit-iiider, llf-1l'S Cpo::tlii,1rtiousrly1 3 Robert F. Gallaglieiy Liviiteriaiit USN Qposstliiimcitnzly1 1 Vernon A. Grave, Seaman 2, c, USN lIQ?C.3fill'l'tJllli,.tl.lg1lifl , Faul E, Green, Seaman c, USN 1 Iolin D Irlaniilton, Watertender lfl tf, USN 3 Everett W. Kline, Seaman l.c, USN 9 Harold E Kronquist, Chief I1lItfLTCtI'lIIiCi'lllltllt, llfillil I1iofutliiniiouslyl Frances Lawiskos, Seaman l tr, USN lanies E. Leyden, Seaman l c, USN. Michael A. lvlcLeai'Y, Fireman ll c, USN. Kposatlitiiiioiiiselyl Hubert H. Pelliaxn, Seaman l c, USNH. Donald A. Rlioll, Aviation Radioinan 2. c, USN, Robert A. Seaton, Aviation Metalsiiiitli Kc, USN. Carl L. Talbert, Watertender Qfc, USN, , Frederick H. Tlioinas, Seaman 2 c, USNR. I Frederick Trippe, lr., Seaman Qc, USNR. 5 Earl A. Wolfe, Quartermaster 2, c, USN. I George E. Willey, Seaman l lc, USN. Roy Yates, Watertender, 2, l ' c, USN. Operafiau and fngagcmeuf Stars ASIATIC - PACIFIC AREA SERVICE RIBBON I .I I. Pacific Raids-1942 Marshall-Gilbert Raids lWotjeD.,..... 1 Feb, ' Wake Island Raid ,,,M,r ,,,,,,, ,.r,,,,,, 1 , , ,r,, p 24 Feb. 1 Marcus Island Raid ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , r,,,, W 1 4 Mgr. ' 2. Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings ..,.. A 7-9 Aug- ' I 3. Battle of Cape Esperance ,,.,.i...c . ..,, ,,., . 11-12 QC1. 1 4. Aleutians Operation- Battle of Komandorskie Island , , 26 Mgr' Q1 Occupation of Attu .,,. 25 MQW tO 2 June ' 5. Gilbert Islands Operation ,,,1,1,,,1,,V 1 ,11, A I D 19 NOVD to 8 Dec. ' I 6. Marshall Islands Operation- I Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro . 29 Ian, to 8 Feb, Q 7. Asiatic-Pacific Raids-1944 . Palau, Ya ,IU-Iithi and Wol ' ' , ' A 8. Leyte Operatioi- em Rmdg A 30 Mm' to 1 Apr' 4 Luzon Attacks ...., ..... ... , 1 , ' 1 Bettie of Leyte ouif tBatt1e Off semen gil' i 9. Iwo Lima Operation- ' J ' A L ssault and Capture of Iwo i ' 1 IO. Okinawa Gunto Operation- Imac A 15 Feb' to 13 Mm' 1 1 Assault and Occupation of Okinawa Gunto 24 Mar. to 28 May Q 36