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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Mattie H. Ford

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Turnersville, Texas

Honored By

Mattie H. Ford

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

COMMISSIONED THE BATTLE SHIP, USS IOWA, ALSO THE CRUISER, USS VINCENNES. SERVED IN THE VINCENNES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS, SAIPAN, PHILIPPINE SEA BATTLES, BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF. COMMISSIONED USS PRESIDEO APA-88 AND WAS EN ROUTE TO JAPAN FOR THE INVASION, ONLY ABOUT 400 MILES OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN, WHEN THEY SURRENDERED.