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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

J. Addington Wagner

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Battle Creek, Michigan

Honored By

J. Addington Wagner

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Skipper of USS LCI(R) 1069. Served first at Ford Naval Training School Dearborn, Michigan. Picked up ship at Dafoe Shipyard, Bay City, Michigan. Took it through Great Lakes, Illinois river to Lockport, Illinois and Mississippi River to New Orleans through Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor. Converted to 5' rockets for close in fire support on invasions to Tokyo Bay. Hit at Okinawa. Released to inactive duty, Great Lakes, Illinois.