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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter Roy Beistle

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

San Jose, California

Honored By

Walter Roy Beistle

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN U.S. NAVY ON NOVEMBER 11, 1943 IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. ATTENDED BOOT CAMP AT CAMP FARRAGUT, IDAHO FROM NOVEMBER 1943 TO JANUARY 1944. ATTENDED QUARTERMASTER SCHOOL AT SOLOMONS, MARYLAND FEBRUARY TO APRIL 1944. ASSIGNED TO LANDING CRAFT TANK (LCT) 902 AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JUNE 1944. SHIPPED TO HAWAII, ARRIVING NOVEMBER 1944. AS PART OF LCT GROUP 67, DEPLOYED TO SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS EARLY 1945. EN ROUTE PORT/RESUPPLY POINTS INCLUDED KWAJALEIN, ULITHI, GUAM, AND LEYTE GULF, PHILIPPINES. PREPARED FOR ROLE IN INVASION OF JAPAN WHEN HOSTILITIES ENDED IN MID AUGUST 1945. RE DEPLOYED AND DISCHARGED IN SPRING 1946.