World War II Honoree

Chester Eugene Rambo

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Olympia, Washington

Honored By

Carole Rambo Holt

Relationship

Cousin

ENTERED NAVY ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1942. WENT TO FARRAGUT, IDAHO FOR TRAINING, TO MINNEAPOLIS TO ATTEND ELECTRICAL SCHOOL, CHICAGO TO ATTEND TELETYPE SCHOOL TO LEARN CODING AND DECODING MACHINES. BROOKLYN NAVAL YARD FOR 1 YEAR TO REPAIR MACHINES. LATTER PART OF 1943 WAS ABOARD THE USS AUBURN AGC-10. WENT TO PEARL HARBOR; THEN ON INVASION FLEET FOR IWO JIMA. BACK TO PEARL HARBOR, THEN TO OKINAWA. BACK TO PEARL HARBOR, THEN TO JAPAN. BACK TO PEARL HARBOR, TO SAN FRANCISCO, TO NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, TO BREMERTON NAVAL SHIPYARD FOR DISCHARGE ON FEBRUARY 5, 1945. RECEIVED TWO BATTLE STARS: ONE FOR OKINAWA AND ONE FOR IWO JIMA.