World War II Honoree

Clifford K. Platt II

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hudson, New York

Honored By

Clifford K. Platt II

Relationship

Self

SERVED ON PART OF GUN CREW ON MERCHANT SHIPS/ ARMED GUARD. ENLISTED MAY 8, 1944. U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAMPSON, NEW YORK. U.S. NAVAL GUNNERY SCHOOL GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. GUN CREW #2749. TRANSFERRED TO ANTI AIRCRAFT TRAINING CENTER, SHELL BEACH, LOUISIANA. ARMED GUARD CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. BOARDED USS LST 815 ON DECEMBER 1, 1944 TO ARMED GUARD CENTER, CRISTOBAL, CANAL ZONE. ON DECEMBER 1945 REPORTED TO LIBERTY SHIP EDWARD D. BALCER FOR DUTY. THEN TO U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT CARIBBEAN QUEEN, MAY 18, 1945. ARRIVED AT LEYTE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1945. ON OCTOBER 2, 1945 BOARDED LIBERTY SHIP SS JOSEPH ROYCE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 30, 1945 AND TRANSFERRED TO RECEIVING STATION ON TREASURE ISLAND. ON NOVEMBER 29, 1945 REPORTED TO PIER 92, NEW YORK CITY AND ON DECEMBER 11, 1945 WAS ISSUED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THERE. RE-ENLISTED DECEMBER 12, 1945. REPORTED TO ARMED GUARD CENTER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND WAS ASSIGNED TO BURIAL DETAIL AS A BUGLER. ON FEBRUARY 10, 1946 REPORTED TO USS ACHILLES (ARL-41) IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. ON AUGUST 10, 1946 WAS TRANSFERRED TO USS FORT MANDAN (LSD-21) IN MELVILLE, RHODE ISLAND. TOURED CARIBBEAN, ENGLAND AND NORWAY AND SCOTLAND, ENGLAND AND TRINIDAD. DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE NOVEMBER 6, 1947. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP.