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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles R. Cotherman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Goshen, Indiana

Honored By

Daughter and Son-in-law

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Activity During WWII

STATIONED 10 WEEKS IN GREAT LAKES AND 8 WEEKS IN AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. PICKED UP SHIP, THE USS LSM(R)-408, IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. WENT THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL EN ROUTE TO SAN DIEGO, TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THREE DAYS OUT, THE WAR ENDED IN JAPAN. SPENT FIVE WEEKS IN HAWAII AND ONE TO TWO WEEKS AT BREMERTON NAVAL YARD, SEATTLE. RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO AND THEN WAS DISCHARGED FROM GREAT LAKES.