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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Dewey B. Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Canoga Park, California

Honored By

Kenneth L. Crater

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED FALL OF 1940, BOOT CAMP SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNED DESTROYER USS SICARD, PACIFIC FLEET, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. SPECIAL ORDER DISCHARGE DECEMBER 1, 1941, DEPENDENT WIDOWED MOTHER. RE-ENLISTED SPRING OF 1943. ASSIGNED TO DESTROYER USS STEVENS DD-479, CHARLESTON NAVAL YARD, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL CONVOY ESCORT. PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII PACIFIC FLEET AUGUST 9, 1943. CENTRAL PACIFIC, 5TH FLEET, SOLOMON ISLANDS, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, GUAM, OKINAWA, CHINA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA JULY 7, 1946. USS STEVENS; AWARDED NINE BATTLE STARS.