World War II Honoree

Frederick James Whittaker

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chelsea, Massachusetts

Honored By

Judith, Jane, and James

Relationship

Children

INDUCTED INTO THE NAVY ON JANUARY 19, 1944, DEPLOYED TO THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAMPSON, NEW YORK FOR BASIC TRAINING. HE TRANSFERRED TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA WHERE HE RECEIVED ADVANCED TRAINING AT THE NAVAL LANDING FORCE EQUIPMENT DEPOT. FROM NORFOLK HE TRANSFERRED TO PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA FOR ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING. FOLLOWING ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING HE WAS DEPLOYED TO SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA FOR FURTHER ADVANCED TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO THE NAVAL LANDING FORCE EQUIPMENT DEPOT AT ALBANY, CALIFORNIA. HIS FINAL DEPLOYMENT WAS TO ENIWETOK ISLAND, MARSHALL ISLANDS. HE SERVED IN A SHIP REPAIR UNIT WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE REPAIR OF BATTLE-DAMAGED SHIPS. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 6, 1946. HE WAS HONORED FOR HIS SERVICE AND RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE MEDAL.