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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Francis A. Halda

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Honored By

Marine Veteran

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN 1942, ATTENDING MIDSHIPMEN SCHOOL IN NOTRE DAME AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITIES. ALSO ATTENDED DIESEL SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND MINE WARFARE SCHOOL IN YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA. SERVED ON A MINESWEEPER ON THE EAST COAST AND WAS CAPTAIN OF THE YMS-342 IN THE PACIFIC.