World War II Honoree

Ernest C. Pozorski

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Wausau, Wisconsin

Honored By

Family

RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT CURTIS BAY, MARYLAND. SOME MONTHS LATER HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, FOR FOUR MONTHS TRAINING IN MARINE PIPEFITTING. AS A 1ST CLASS CARPENTERS MATE, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUTLAYING, INSTALLING AND REPAIRING MARINE PIPEFITTING. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ONE OF SIX SUBMARINE DESTROYERS LEADING AND PROTECTING TROOP SHIPS AND SUPPLY CONVOYS IN THE ATLANTIC THEATRE OF WWII. HE SERVED 2 1/2 YEARS OF SEA DUTY AND WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE 6TH DISTRICT COAST GUARD REPAIR BASE IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 28, 1945.