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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Chauncey V. Bensley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wikes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Honored By

USS Rodman Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ONBOARD THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 4 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. PARTICIPATED IN THE SINKING OF THE U-616, THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.