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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eddy Leon Baccus

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Newbury Park, California

Honored By

Mr. Eddy L. Baccus

Relationship

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted June 12, 1940. Served as a VF-3, Fighter Squadron on the USS Enterprise CV-6 in 1941; the USS Saratoga CV-3, torpedoed, from 1941 to 1942; USS Lexington, which was sunk in the Coral Sea on June 8, 1942. Served as a member of the ground crew on the Guadalcanal for 6 months. After spending 3 months in a hospital in New Zealand, was assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 33 at Los Alamitos, California for remainder service. Discharged June 12, 1946.