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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jack E. Dadswell, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

St. Petersburg, Florida

Honored By

An Indebted American

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Activity During WWII

IN THE SPRING OF 1943 WAS SELECTED TO ENTER OFFICER TRAINING AT THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. FOLLOWING BASIC TRAINING AT SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, SPENT TIME IN MIDSHIPMAN TRAINING AT SEA IN THE PACIFIC. IN 1945 GRADUATED WITH SCHOLASTIC HONORS FROM THE ACADEMY AND COMMISSIONED ENSIGN. SERVED IN WWII AND THE KOREAN CONFLICT.