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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Michael Patrician

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Dunmore, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Relationship

Grateful Citizen

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 1 JANUARY 1943 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM 26 JULY 1945 TO 25 OCTOBER 1945 ABOARD USS RIXEY (APH-3) CARRYING TROOPS FROM PEARL HARBOR FURTHER WEST AND RETURNING THE WOUNDED. THE SHIP LATER ARRIVED IN MANILA HARBOR IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 1945, THEN CONTINUED TO LEYTE AND OKINAWA, BOARDING TROOPS FOR THEIR POST-WAR RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES, ARRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ON 11 OCTOBER 1945. FURTHER SEA SERVICE TO 5 APRIL 1946 ABOARD USS ORVETTA (IX-157) PERFORMING POST-WAR OCCUPATION DUTY AT SHANGHAI, CHINA. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 18 APRIL 1946 AT USN SEPARATION CENTER, BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND.