World War II Honoree

Casper Carlisle Eberwein

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Dearborn, Michigan

Honored By

Rita M. Eberwein

Relationship

Spouse

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 14, 1944 IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ATTENDED 19 WEEK RADIOMAN COURSE AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. NEXT SERVED AT TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNED AS RADIOMAN ON THE USS BAIROKO CVE-115. THE BAIROKO PUT IN AT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OCTOBER 18, 1945. FROM OCTOBER 24, 1945 TO JANUARY 25, 1946 THE BAIROKO ENGAGED IN FLEET CRUISES, MANEUVERS AND EXERCISES, TRAVELING TO AND FROM MANY PORTS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA AMONG WHICH WERE STOPS AT OKINAWA, PUGET SOUND, SAIPAN, LINGAYEN GULF, HONG KONG AND MANILA AND THEN A STOP AT GUAM EN ROUTE TO PEARL HARBOR, ARRIVING JANUARY 14, 1946. ON JANUARY 25, 1946 THE BAIROKO DOCKED AT SAN DIEGO AFTER A TOUR OF 19,330.66 MILES. HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON JULY 17, 1946 AT U.S. NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS WITH THE RANK OF RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.