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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clement William Polentz

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 30 JUNE 1942 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM ABOUT 30 MARCH 1943 TO 10 OCTOBER 1944, AND FROM ABOUT 1 MAY 1945 TO OCTOBER 1945. DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 25 OCTOBER 1945 AT USN PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND. SERVED (CHRONOLOGICALLY) ABOARD LST 347, LST 72, LST 858, USS STENTOR (ARL 26), AND USS SIGSBEE (DD-502). SERVICE ON USS SIGSBEE OCCURRED AFTER THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA WHERE THE SIGSBEE WAS DAMAGED BY KAMIKAZE ATTACK.