World War II Honoree

Herman Augusta White

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Seward Community, Logan County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN MAY, 1945, IN THE CLOSING MONTHS OF THE WAR. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE ATTACK CARGO SHIP USS MULIPHEN (AKA-61). THE SHIP ARRIVED AT MANILA IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1945, AFTER THE FORMAL SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND DECLARATION OF VICTORY OVER JAPAN (V-J DAY) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1945. AFTER THE END OF THE WAR, THE VESSEL SPENT THE NEXT THREE MONTHS CARRYING OCCUPATION TROOPS TO JAPAN FROM THE PHILIPPINES. THE CARGO SHIP SAILED FOR SEATTLE, WASHINGTON ON NOVEMBER 24, 1945. USS MULIPHEN SERVED WITH THE NAVAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AFTER THE WAR PERIOD, CARRYING PERSONNEL AND CARGO TO VARIOUS ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC PORTS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN APRIL, 1946, WITH THE RATING OF SEAMAN SECOND CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.