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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter J. Choplick

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

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Activity During WWII

Enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17. He was shipped to Japan to serve at Yokosuka Naval Base, a submarine base where the Japanese had built caves on the side of a mountain to store bombs, ammunition and a variety of weapons. His assignment was to help with the orderly repatriation, demobilization and disarmament of the Japanese armed forces.