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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Sylvan Michael Oeding

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ferdinand, Indiana

Honored By

Mary Schriefer

Relationship

Daughter

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Activity During WWII

AFTER BASIC TRAINING IN THE GREAT LAKES, HE SPENT 3 YEARS IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AND CARED FOR THE PLANES GETTING THEM READY FOR FLIGHT. FOLLOWING THIS, HE SPENT 6 MONTHS IN KINGSVILLE, TEXAS PERFORMING THE SAME DUTIES. HE WAS THEN SENT TO TERMINAL ISLAND TO WORK ON SEAPLANES UNTIL THE WAR WAS OVER.