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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clinton William Dyer

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, JULY 5, 1943 AT THE AGE OF 17. ABOARD THE USS ARIEL, AND LEFT BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY SEPTEMBER 30, 1943. ARRIVED IN PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, OCTOBER 5, 1943. ARRIVED AT NAVAL AIR STATION; CARLSON FIELD, SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD, OCTOBER 8, 1943. DUTIES INCLUDED FUELING AIRCRAFT, GUARD DUTY AND GALLEY HELPER. TRANSFERRED JANUARY 20, 1944 TO NAVAL AIR STATION, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD. LEFT TRINIDAD JUNE 17, 1944 ON THE USS ANTAEUS AND CROSSED THE EQUATOR, JUNE 22, 1944. ARRIVED AT BELEM, BRAZIL JUNE 27, 1944. TRANSFERRED TO THE USS MATAGORDA AND ARRIVED AT NATAL, BRAZIL, JUNE 28, 1944. LEFT BELEM, BRAZIL DECEMBER 10, 1944 AND LANDED IN GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUYANA. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 17, 1945 FROM LAKE CITY, FLORIDA.