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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wesley R. Christie

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Parrott, Georgia

Honored By

Dr. Wesley R. Christie

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Activity During WWII

Served onboard the USS Quincy CA-71; Commanding Officer, Marine Detachment - Normandy, Cherbourg, Southern France, Task Force 58, Pacific - Okinawa, Bombardment of Japan, Hamamatsu and Kamishi. Took President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference. In 1945, transported President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and party to Malta, picked them up in Suez Canal and returned them to the United States. Participated in Occupation of Japan.