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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Hugh Clark Ballentine

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Sundown, New York

Honored By

A Fellow Veteran

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE ON MERCHANT SHIPS AND WAS TORPEDOED IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC IN 1943. HE WAS LATER COMMENDED BY GENERAL EISENHOWER FOR PROTECTIVELY RUNNING A SHIP AGROUND IN ORDER TO AFFORD PROTECTION TO OUR LANDING CRAFT DURING THE D-DAY INVASION.