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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles Grant White

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Paulding, Ohio

Honored By

Defiance County Veterans Office

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN LIMA, OHIO ON APRIL 8, 1941. SWORN IN AT CINCINNATI, OHIO. DID BASIC DUTY AT GREAT LAKES, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SERVED ON THE USS PLUNKETT IN OCTOBER 1941 AND THE USS RANGER IN OCTOBER 1942 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. ON THESE SHIPS HE PATROLLED THE SEAS OFF ICELAND, NORWAY, RUSSIA, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, PANAMA, AFRICA AND TRINIDAD. TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL AIR BLIMP TRAINING SCHOOL IN RICHMOND, FLORIDA IN NOVEMBER 1942. ATTENDED SUBMARINE CHASER SCHOOL IN MIAMI. SERVED WITH FLEET AIRSHIPS FOUR AND FIVE BLIMPS 1943-1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON APRIL 8, 1949 AS A FIRST CLASS BOATSWAIN'S MATE.