World War II Honoree

Milo Belgen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oregon, Wisconsin

Honored By

Joseph T. White

Relationship

Friend

VOLUNTEER, ENSIGN. ACTIVATED JUNE 1944. TRAINING: NAVAL CUSTOMS, CODES AND NAVIGATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA; DIESEL ENGINES AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY; AND AMPHIBIOUS LANDING SHIP TACTICS AT LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNMENT: ENGINEERING OFFICER, AMPHIBIOUS SALVAGE SHIP WITH ANTICIPATED FLEET INVASION OF JAPAN. PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE; CONTINUED TRAINING AT LEDO BEACH ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK AND IN HOUSTON TEXAS. WHILE AWAITING ORDERS TO SHIP TO PACIFIC FLEET, THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED. PLACED ON INACTIVE NAVAL RESERVE IN AUGUST 1946. AWARDS: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL.