World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis Joseph Bippus, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Roseland, New Jersey
Honored By
Debra L. Jones
Relationship
Daughter
JOINED AT 17 YEARS OF AGE DECEMBER 1942. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS HANCOCK CV-19 ON JULY 28, 1944. HE WAS A RADIOMAN WITH VB-7-DIVE BOMBERS. HE TOOK PART IN THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF IN THE PHILIPPINES OCTOBER 1944 AND THE BATTLE FOR MANILA HARBOR. HE KEPT PERSONAL DIARIES OF HIS LIFE AND EVENTS ON THE USS HANCOCK.