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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Kenneth J. Babler

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Madison, Wisconsin

Honored By

G. Holcomb

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LEFT HIGH SCHOOL AT AGE 16, ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AND TRAINED AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION. TRANSFERRED TO SAN FRANCISCO AND ASSIGNED TO THE LIGHT AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS COWPENS CVL-25. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS INVOLVING WAKE ISLAND, KONOKE AIRFIELD, WANISHU IRON WORKS, MORORAN HARBOR, YOKOSUKA HARBOR, KURE, HONSHU, SUSAKI, SHIKOKU, MAIZURO HARBOR, MINEYAMA, KORIYAMA, TAWAKI, HARANO, AND TATEYAMA AIRFIELDS. RETURNED TO U.S. OCTOBER 22, 1945.