World War II Honoree

Leonard G. Bellinger

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Honored By

The Bellinger Family

ENLISTED MARCH 22, 1942. ASSIGNED TO THE USS BROOKLYN CL-40, 6TH DIVISION. MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WAS A GUNNER ON A 5 INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. SAW ACTION IN THE INVASIONS OF NORTH AFRICA 1942; SICILY 1943; ANZIO 1944 AND SOUTHERN FRANCE 1944. AFTER THE WAR IN 1945, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE USS AUGUSTA CA-31 AND SERVED AS AN INSPECTOR OF THE 16TH FLEET, ENSURING THAT SHIPS WERE MOTHBALLED CORRECTLY FOR DECOMMISSIONING. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED DECEMBER 17, 1946 AFTER 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS IN SERVICE.