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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William P. Farnsworth, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shirley, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles B. Church III

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS. ENTERED THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE FROM SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS AND SERVED FROM 1944 TO 1946. STATIONED ON THE USS BOWDITCH AGS-4, A GEODETIC SURVEY SHIP, HOME PORTED IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. THE SHIP WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. SAW ACTION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN GUAM, SAIPAN AND OKINAWA. HIS JOB WAS IN THE ENGINE ROOM OF THE SHIP, BUT HIS BATTLE STATION WAS MANNING 20-MM MACHINE GUNS AND 3-INCH 50 DECK GUNS.