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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Howard Melville Minor

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Honored By

Howard Melville Minor

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SIGHT-SETTER ON PORT SIDE 5-INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BOMBARDMENT GUN ABOARD THE USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41 IN THE PACIFIC AREA. BATTLES OF PALAU, LEYTE GULF, SURIGAO STRAIT, LINGAYEN GULF AND OKINAWA. IN TOKYO BAY FOR THE SIGNING OF THE SURRENDER DOCUMENT. SERVED 166 DAYS IN DIRECT COMBAT AND A TOTAL OF 725 DAYS ABOARD SHIP, MOSTLY IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA; 1944 - 1946. HONORABLE DISCHARGE.