World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alfred J. Darnell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Woodland Hills, California
Honored By
Alfred J. Darnell
ANTI-SUBMARINE ACTIVITY AGAINST U-BOATS; SOLOMON ISLANDS, TARAWA, NEW GUINEA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, JAPAN, TINIAN, GUAM , PALAU, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND NAGASAKI. WAS IN MOBIL HYDROGRAPHIC UNIT OF 5TH AMPHIBIOUS CORPS; WAS ON UMS-23 WHEN IT WAS SUNK BY JAPANESE SHORE BATTERIES. KNOCKED OUT BY JAPANESE MACHINE GUN FIRE AT TINIAN ON DMS-4 WHEN IT WAS SUNK BY MINE CONTACT IN HARBOR ON AN ATOLL AT PELELIU.