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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph C. Eliot

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Centerville, Texas

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. NAVY ABOARD THE LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT CRUISER USS SAN DIEGO DURING WWII. THE USS SAN DIEGO TOOK PART IN 34 BATTLES IN THE PACIFIC AND EARNED 18 BATTLE STARS. HE SERVED AS THE SHIP’S GUNNERY OFFICER AND WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR FOR DIRECTING FIRE AGAINST JAPANESE AIRCRAFT OFF OF OKINAWA. IN AUGUST 1945 HE WAS ABOARD THE USS SAN DIEGO WHEN IT SAILED INTO TOKYO BAY BEFORE JAPAN’S OFFICIAL SURRENDER IN NOVEMBER OF 1946.