World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Warren S. Webster
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Warren S. Webster
ENLISTED JUNE 1941. IN LIFEBOAT STATION, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN ON PEARL HARBOR DAY. IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED TO GARY, INDIANA (U.S. STEEL MILL) TO GUARD POWER HOUSE. IN AUGUST 1942, TRANSFERRED TO U.S. COAST GUARD, LENORE (COAST GUARD NUMBER 92004). TOOK SHIP FROM CHICAGO TO CURTIS BAY, MARYLAND. WENT TO SEA IN JANUARY 1943, ANTI-SUBMARINE WORK ALONG COAST. NEW YORK TO HALIFAX, JUNE 1944, SHIP SENT TO SUBMARINE BASE AT PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. ESCORTED NEW SUBMARINES WHILE CREWS WERE TRAINED. SHIP SENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. NAVY YARD IN JUNE 1945, AS ESCORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL YACHT USS POTOMAC. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 15, 1945, AS A COXSWAIN, BOATSWAIN'S MATE 3RD CLASS.