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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Philip L. Draleau

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shirley, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles B. Church, III

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED FROM SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1945. TOOK BASIC TRAINING IN SAMPSON, NEW YORK. SENT TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE USS WHARTON, A SHIP CONVERTED TO CARRY 700 TROOPS AND SUPPLIES. TRANSITED THROUGH PANAMA CANAL AND CROSSED THE PACIFIC TO HAWAII. MISSION WAS TO BE AN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO INVADE JAPAN. WHILE IN HAWAII V-J, DAY TOOK PLACE. PROCEEDED TO ENIWETOK, THEN GUAM AND SERVED IN FREIGHT RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTION. UNLOADED SHIPS AND WORKED IN SHIPS STORES. AWARDS INCLUDE THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. AS A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS, RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1946.