World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bobbie John Bellamy
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Medicine Mound, Texas
Honored By
Daniel E. Bartram
Relationship
Son-in-law
ENLISTED IN NAVY OCTOBER 24, 1940. DISCHARGED JULY 27, 1981. SERVED ABOARD USS ELMORE APA-42 AUGUST 1943 TO JANUARY 1943 AS A BOILER TENDER CHIEF. SHIP WAS INVOLVED IN THE INVASION OF GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS; PALAU; THE PHILIPPINES AT LUZON, LINGAYEN GULF AND LEYTE; AND THE INVASION OF OKINAWA. ALSO LANDED OCCUPATION TROOPS IN JAPAN. SHIP RECEIVED 8 BATTLE STARS FOR WWII SERVICE.