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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jerome Claire Paul

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

Michael E. Paul

Relationship

Son

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Activity During WWII

SERVED AS QUARTERMASTER ABOARD THE USS FAIR DE-35 DURING THE INVASIONS OF TARAWA, MAKIN, KWAJALEIN, ENIWETOK, MAJURO, SAIPAN, GUAM, TINIAN AND ROTA. SERVED AS QUARTERMASTER ABOARD THE USS HUGH W. HADLEY DD-774 DURING THE INVASION OF OKINAWA. RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AT PICKET STATION NUMBER 15 DURING AN ATTACK BY APPROXIMATELY 100 ENEMY JAPANESE PLANES ON MAY 11, 1945.