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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lindsey Delbert Etchison

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AUGUST 1944 TO DECEMBER 1944. MADE 3 VOYAGES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A JUNIOR ASSISTANT PURSER, PHARMACIST ABOARD THE SS CASTLE PINCKNEY, A T2-SE-A1 CLASS TANKER. RECEIVED THE MERCHANT MARINE COMBAT BAR WITH STARS. BY CONGRESSIONAL ACTION IN 1988, GRANTED VETERAN STATUS AND AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE COAST GUARD AS A SEAMAN EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 15, 1945.