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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Frank H. Applegate

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Manasquan, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

BEGAN SERVICE ON THE USS GEORGE W. INGRAM DE-62 IN THE ATLANTIC. IN 1944 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS TAUSSIG DD-746. A SUPERIOR OCEAN SWIMMER, HE RESCUED NINE AMERICAN PILOTS AND ONE JAPANESE PILOT AS A MEMBER OF HIS SHIP'S PLANE CRASH PARTY. HE EARNED THE NAVY AND MARINE CROPS MEDAL FOR A DIFFICULT RESCUE, SURVIVING IN ROUGH FREEZING SEAS. HIS NUMEROUS ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED THE JULY 1945 RAID BY NINE U.S. DESTROYERS INTO TOKYO BAY.