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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leo Paul Crowley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

Virginia J. Crowley

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 15, 1942; ELECTRONICS SCHOOL. JOINED USS SUMNER DD-692, AT ITS COMMISSIONING IN JANUARY 1944. FOUGHT WITH HALSEY'S 3RD FLEET AND NIMITZ'S 7TH FLEET AT BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF AND LUZON LANDING. SHIP HIT BY KAMIKAZE IN JANUARY 1945. WITNESSED SURRENDER CEREMONY IN TOKYO BAY IN AUGUST 1945.