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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Arthur William Voorhees

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Jersey City, New Jersey

Honored By

Samuel D. Thompson, Ph.D.

Relationship

Assemblyman

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN U.S. NAVY AS A COXSWAIN ON THE USS TOLLAND, AN AUXILIARY CARGO ATTACK SHIP, WHICH BROUGHT MARINES TO THE BEACHES DURING AMPHIBIOUS ATTACKS. SERVED AT IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA ON D-DAY. PICKED MARINES UP IN SAIPAN, SERVED ALL OVER PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, NAGASAKI AFTER BOMB DROPPED, BROUGHT 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION INTO JAPAN. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, HE WAS AWARDED WITH ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL 2 STARS, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY FROM APRIL 18, 1944 UNTIL JUNE 21, 1946.