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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edward A. Dunton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mason City, Iowa

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

IN 1942, COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN IN THE NAVAL RESERVE, ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY ON DECEMBER 21, 1942. INSTRUCTED TO REPORT TO THE NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (COMMUNICATIONS) AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. TRAINING AT THE NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL COVERED ALL PHASES AND TYPES OF SHIP AND SHORE COMMUNICATIONS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON CODES AND CIPHERS. HE FINISHED TRAINING THERE ON MAY 27, 1943 AND WAS ORDERED TO REPORT TO THE PRE-COMMISSIONING DETAIL OF THE USS SWIFT AM-122, A MINESWEEPER. TOOK PART IN THE D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY ON JUNE 6, 1944.