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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Alfred Pate

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Springfield, Illinois

Honored By

Jay Kennedy

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS WINSLOW IN SHIPBOARD MAINTENANCE. HIS DESTROYER WAS RETRO-FITTED BY REMOVING THE TORPEDO TUBES AND DEPTH CHARGE APPARATUS IN 1945, WHICH WERE REPLACED BY ADDITIONAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, PRIOR TO BEING SENT TO THE PACIFIC. WHILE ON THEIR FINAL SHAKE-DOWN CRUISE IN THE ATLANTIC, BEFORE BEING SENT TO THE PACIFIC, THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED ON JAPAN. THE SHIP RETURNED TO PORT FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.