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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

George Kutzner O'Neill

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Doniphan, Missouri

Honored By

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED DECEMBER 1942. BASIC TRAINING, GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION. DIESEL SCHOOL, NAVY PIER, CHICAGO. DIESEL SCHOOL, GRAY MARINE DIESEL SCHOOL, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING CAMP, BRADFORD, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED TO LCC-25484, PORTLAND, OREGON. TRANSFERRED TO TREASURE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. EMBARKED ON SS JOHN SHERMAN FOR FORIDA ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS, FEBRUARY 14, 1944. ASSIGNED TO USS PRESIDENT ADAMS APA-19. TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS, GUAM, JULY 1945. ASSIGNED TO AMPHIBIOUS OPERATING BASE, OAHU. ASSIGNED TO UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TRAINING BASE, MAUI. RETURNED TO U.S. NOVEMBER 1945. DISCHARGED FROM GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER IN JANUARY 1946.