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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ivan Colgate Elmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Austin, Texas

Honored By

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS NAVAL ROTC, SEPTEMBER 1942. COMMISSIONED ENSIGN, FEBRUARY 1945. SERVED ON USS LCI-21 AS A NAVIGATOR. COMBAT OPERATIONS IN DAVAO GULF, PHILIPPINES AND BALIKPAPAN AND BORNEO. ESCORTED 25TH DIVISION, U.S. ARMY FROM INCHON,KOREA TO TSINGTAO, CHINA, SEPTEMBER 1945. BEFORE RETURNING TO U.S.