World War II Honoree

Que 'Bud' Quigley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Indianola, Nebraska

Honored By

Thomas K. Quigley

Relationship

Nephew

ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT THE MCCOOK, NEBRASKA RECRUITING STATION IN JUNE 1943. WENT TO BOOT CAMP AT FARRAGUT, IDAHO FROM JUNE TO AUGUST 1943. TRANSFERRED TO U.S. NAVAL STATION BREMERTON, WASHINGTON FOR TRAINING IN CVE TYPE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS FROM AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1943. ASSIGNED TO USS MIDWAY CVE-63 AS PRE-COMMISSIONING CREW AND SHIPS COMPANY OCTOBER 1943. SHIP COMMISSIONED OCTOBER 25, 1943. REMAINED ON USS MIDWAY (RENAMED USS ST. LO ON OCTOBER 16, 1944) WORKING AS A YEOMAN IN THE CAPTAIN'S OFFICE UNTIL IT WAS SUNK BY A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE AIRPLANE OFF LEYTE, PHILIPPINES ON OCTOBER 25, 1944. DURING THAT TIME THE USS MIDWAY/ST. LO FURNISHED AIR SUPPORT FOR THE LANDINGS AT SAIPAN, TINIAN, MOROTAI AND LEYTE. RETURNED TO U.S. IN DECEMBER 1944 AND ASSIGNED TO PRE-COMMISSIONING CREW OF USS BAIROKO CVE-115 IN JANUARY 1945 AND THEN SHIP'S COMPANY IN JULY 1945. SERVED AS YEOMAN IN AIR OFFICER’S OFFICE UNTIL TRANSFERRED SEPTEMBER 1945 TO DEMOBILIZATION SCHOOL AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. TRANSFERRED TO YEOMAN SCHOOL SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 1945 FOR DUTY AS AN INSTRUCTOR UNTIL DISCHARGED IN JUNE 1946.