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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter John Friske

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kendall, Wisconsin

Honored By

Charles G. Werkowski

Relationship

Nephew

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED OCTOBER 1940 TO OCTOBER 1946 - THE GREAT MAJORITY OF HIS ENLISTMENT AT SEA. STATIONED ON USS CUMMINGS DD-365 AT PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. SAW ACTION THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC: BATTLE OF PHILIPPINE SEA, SOERABAJA, SOEMBAWA, IWO JIMA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT SPENT THREE DAYS ABOARD USS CUMMINGS IN THE SUMMER OF 1944, AS THE SHIP CARRIED THE PRESIDENT TO A MEETING WITH GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. ALSO SERVED ON USS WASHBURN AKA-108.