World War II Honoree

Charles T. Chavies

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montrose, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: RADIOMAN 2ND CLASS. HE ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY IN FEBRUARY 1943 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, FARRAGUT, IDAHO, WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, COLORADO. SERVED ABOARD SHIP AS A RADIO OPERATOR IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGNS: GILBERT ISLANDS, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. AWARDED A NAVY UNIT CITATION, NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946.