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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bernard Gilbert Platt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Norfolk, Washington

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

IN AUGUST 1942, AS A FRESHLY-MINTED ENSIGN, HE REPORTED FOR DUTY AT THE NAVY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN THEATERS UNTIL 1946, INCLUDING ON GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS, AND AS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ABOARD THE USS TUSCALOOSA FOR D-DAY.