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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Howard Frederick Curtis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Honored By

Mrs. Clara E. Curtis

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ALMOST FIVE YEARS. HAD BEEN IN THE RESERVES. SERVED ON THE USS POCOMOKE AV-9 AND LATER ON USS ARKANSAS BB-33 AND USS TEXAS BB-35. AMONG FIRST SHIPS TO TRANSPORT TROOPS TO EUROPE. LATER STATIONED AT KEY WEST, FLORIDA. WHILE ON USS TEXAS, WAS INVOLVED IN SEARCH OF GERMAN SHIPS; ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE AND SCHARNHORST.