World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl Franklin Beaver, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Aristes, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Carl Franklin Beaver, Sr.
ATTENDED TRAINING AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION IN SAMPSON, NEW YORK. CROSSED THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND ARRIVED AT LONDONDERRY, NORTH IRELAND, WORKED IN THE SHIP YARDS THERE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO DARTMOUTH, ENGLAND WHERE DEPLOYED FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 6, 1944 WHERE STAYED AT COMMANDER TASK GROUP 127.4 FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THEN WENT ONTO THE LCT FLOTILLA 19. SENT TO AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE AT CAMP BRADFORD, RECEIVED TRAINING TO ENTER THE PACIFIC THEATER. RELEASED FROM THE NAVY FROM NAVAL ADVANCED BASE IN LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA IN MAY 1946.