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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Franklin Goodspeed 'Smiley' Babbitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Rushford, New York

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE RECEIVED A CONGRESSIONAL APPOINTMENT TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN ANNAPOLIS. HE GRADUATED IN 1945, PART OF AN ACCELERATED CLASS OF 1946 DURING WWII. HE SERVED AS A CAPTAIN ABOARD NUMEROUS SUBMARINES, INCLUDING THE USS SPINAX, USS VOLADOR, USS CHIVO, USS BALAO AND USS THORNBACK.