World War II Honoree

Eugene Charles August

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Relationship

Grateful Citizen

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 11 JANUARY 1943 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM 22 SEPTEMBER 1943 TO 1 OCTOBER 1945 ABOARD USS MCLANAHAN (DD-615) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA PROVIDING FIRE SUPPORT DURING THE ANZIO OFFENSIVE AND THEN FOR THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. AGAIN OFF THE NORTH ITALIAN COAST IN EARLY 1945, THE SHIP CONDUCTED COASTAL FIRE SUPPORT, THEN PATROLLED OFF GIBRALTAR AND THE NORTH AFRICAN COAST BEFORE RETURNING TO THE EAST COAST IN JULY 1945 TO PREPARE FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PACIFIC THEATER. HOWEVER, WITH VJ DAY, THE SHIP REMAINED WITH THE ATLANTIC FLEET, CRUISING OFF THE EAST COAST AND IN THE CARIBBEAN BEFORE MOORING AT CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 11 DECEMBER 1945 AT SAMPSON, NEW YORK.