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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Albert Boyce Forrester

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Anderson, South Carolina

Honored By

Albert Boyce Forrester

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS. HE WAS IN THE FIRST CONVOY THAT WENT INTO ITALY AND THE PHILIPPINES. BEFORE THE WAR ENDED HE HAD STEVEDORE TRAINING FOR UNLOADING SHIPS THAT RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. RECEIVED THE POINT SYSTEM, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE STAR AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON. ENTERED THE NAVY JANUARY 4, 1943. DISCHARGED JANUARY 26, 1946.