World War II Honoree

Julius L. Amling

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Glendale, New York

1. INDUCTED INTO THE NAVY 1/31/44 AND SENT TO THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION-SAMSON AT GENEVA, NY 2. APRIL OF '44 TRANSFERRED TO FORT MILES, THE U.S. ARMY'S 261ST COAST ARTILARY POST AT CAPE HENLOPEN,(LEWES) DELAWARE. THE U.S. NAVAL ENTRANCE CONTROL POST THERE MAINTAINED THE SHIP TO SHORE COMMUNICATIONS WITH SHIPS SEEKING ENTRAANCE TO THE DELAWARE RIVER TO REACH THE VITAL INDUSTRIES OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY AND THE PHILADELPHIA NAVAL BASE. I WAS A RADIO MAN AT THAT STATION. 3. IN JUNE '45 WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WEST COAST AND ASSIGNED TO THE USS WAR HAWK AP168 FOR SERVICE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC(ENIWETOCK,UTHILI,LEYET,MANICANI, PEARL HARBOR,MIDWAY,MANILA),CHINA(TAKU,TSINTAO,SHANGHAI,HONG KONG)AND JAPAN(OKINAWA,NAGOYA,YOKOHOMA).SERVED ABOARD THE SHIP AS AND ELECTRICIAN MATE 3/C. 4. DISCHARGED AT LIDO BEACH, L.I. 7/24/46