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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William 'Bill' Hockenbury

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY FROM 1942 TO 1945 IN THE U.S. NAVY ABOARD THE CARRIER USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) ON GERMAN SUBMARINE PATROL IN THE ATLANTIC. HE WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) AS PART OF ADMIRAL BULL HALSEY'S FLEET IN THE PACIFIC, AT OKINAWA AND IWO JIMA.