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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Howard Benjamin Zellmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Belleville, Illinois

Honored By

Family

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Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS MARYLAND BB-46, A COLORADO-CLASS BATTLESHIP. WAS ABOARD ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. MARYLAND WAS HIT BY TWO BOMBS, WHICH CAUSED RELATIVELY LIGHT DAMAGE AND SOME FLOODING FORWARD. THE BATTLESHIP WAS ABLE TO STEAM TO THE WEST COAST FOR FINAL REPAIRS LATER IN DECEMBER AND WAS FULLY RETURNED TO SERVICE IN FEBRUARY, 1942.