World War II Honoree

Julene L. Peterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Portland, Oregon

Honored By

Julene L. Peterson

ENTERED SERVICE JUNE 17, 1944 AT GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA. SWORN IN JUNE 26, 1944 AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. ARRIVED AT FARRAGUT, IDAHO NAVY TRAINING STATION JULY 1, 1944. ENTERED NAVY HOSPITAL SEPTEMBER 25, 1944 DIAGNOSED WITH RHEUMATIC FEVER. DISCHARGED TO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY DECEMBER 1, 1944. TRANSFERRED DECEMBER 28, 1944 TO CAMP PARKS, CALIFORNIA TO JOIN THE 15TH CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 22, 1945. BOARDED USS COMET AND DEPARTED JUNE 4, 1945. ARRIVED PEARL HARBOR JUNE 12, 1945. DEPARTED JUNE 20, 1945. ARRIVED ENIWETOK, MARSHALL ISLANDS GROUP JUNE 28, 1945. DEPARTED JUNE 30, 1945. ARRIVED ULITHI ISLANDS, WESTERN CAROLINE ISLAND GROUP JULY 5, 1945. DEPARTED JULY 10, 1945. ARRIVED BUCKNER BAY, OKINAWA JULY 14, 1945. ON JANUARY 3, 1946 DEVELOPED BELLS PALSY LEFT SIDE. ON OCTOBER 29, 1945 THE 15TH CONSTRUCTION BATTALION DEACTIVATED. TRANSFERRED TO CONSTRUCTION BATTALION MAINTENANCE UNIT 523 OCTOBER 31, 1945, THEN TO CONSTRUCTION BATTALION MAINTENANCE UNIT 579 FEBRUARY 13, 1946; CONSTRUCTION BATTALION MAINTENANCE UNIT 630 MARCH 18, 1946, THEN TO RECEIVING STATION MAY 7, 1946. DEPARTED FOR U.S. MAY 22, 1946. ARRIVED SAN FRANCISCO JUNE 3, 1946. DISCHARGED AT BREMERTON, WASHINGTON JUNE 8, 1946 AND ARRIVED PORTLAND, OREGON JUNE 9, 1946.