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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Paul H. Woodson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hamden, Connecticut

Honored By

Anthony G. Woodson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

COOK. SERVED ABOARD THE USS OVERTON APD-23 STARTING IN AUGUST 1942. IT WAS A FOUR-STACK DESTROYER BUILT IN 1919. AFTER BEING REWORKED IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, IT WAS CONVERTED TO APD-23. THIS SHIP CARRIED MARINES INTO THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF WWII. THIS SHIP WAS AT LUZON AND SAILED ON FOR THREE DAYS SO GENERAL MACARTHUR COULD MAKE HIS TRIUMPHANT LANDING: 'I SHALL RETURN'. IF YOU WANT TO NAME A FAMOUS BATTLE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, THE OVERTON WAS THERE. AFTER LEYTE GULF AND THE JAPANESE SURRENDER. THE OVERTON WAS SOLD AT PHILADELPHIA FOR $8,000 OF SCRAP.