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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard Crane

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

New Jersey

Honored By

Paul & Wendy Bouffard

Relationship

Friends

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Activity During WWII

ENLISTED OCTOBER 1941, SERVING AS RADIO OPERATOR N3 UNTIL NOVEMBER 1945 AND ALSO WAS IN THE U.S. NAVY RESERVE. HE SERVED ON THE CGC CUTTER BIBB, AND ALSO SERVED ON THE USS SAMUEL CHASE AP-56/APA-26, THE USS WAKEFIELD/MANHATTAN WHICH WAS LEASED BY THE U.S. NAVY, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY COMMISSIONED AS THE TROOPSHIP THE USS WAKEFIELD ON 15 JUNE, 1941.