World War II Honoree

Marvin Fraim Hawa

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Woodbine, New Jersey

Honored By

Michael Newman

Relationship

Son

ENTERED SERVICE JUNE 22, 1944 AND SERVED TO HONORABLE DISCHARGE MAY 28, 1946 AS A RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION; NEW YORK, NEW YORK. NAVAL TRAINING STATION; SAMPSON, NEW YORK. RADIOMAN SCHOOL; SAMPSON, NEW YORK. TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER; SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA. RECEIVEING STATION; N #128. SERVED ABOARD THE USS TOUCAN, IN RYUKYUS, ENIWETOK, GUAM, ULITHI, OKINAWA, EAST CHINA SEA, YANGTZE RIVER AND CHUSAN ARCHIPELAGO, PERFORMING ESCORT DUTY AND MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS TOWHEE, IN ENIWETOK, SAIPAN, GUAM AND SAMAR IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, SASEBO AND TSUSHIMA STRAIT AS PART OF A LARGE MINESWEEPING OPERATION. RECEIVING STATION; SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER; LIDO BEACH, NEW YORK. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 STAR.