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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clarence Edsel Crenshaw

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Perkins, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE JULY 5, 1942. WAS PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP IOWA (BB-61) AS SEAMAN AND GUNNER'S MATE. ABOARD SHIP IN 1943 WHEN IT CARRIED PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ACROSS THE ATLANTIC TO ALGERIA FOR THE CASABLANCA CONFERENCE. LATER SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ENGAGED PRIMARILY IN ANTIAIRCRAFT DEFENSE, FLEET PROTECTION AND SHORE BOMBARDMENT MISSIONS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 28, 1946 WITH THE RATING OF GUNNER'S MATE THIRD CLASS.