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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Alfred Erland Erickson

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Bronx, New York

Honored By

Harriett C. Erickson

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON LST 166 AS A MOTOR MECHANIC IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC; TULAGI ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS, BOUGAINVILLE AND VELA LA VALE, MARIANA ISLANDS, MARSHALL ISLANDS, SAIPAN AND OKINAWA. TOOK PART IN THE INITIAL INVASIONS AND OCCUPATION OF NORTHERN JAPAN AND NAGASAKI.