World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Delbert Harold Chewings
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Robert L. Chadwick
Relationship
Friend
CHIEF ELECTRICIAN'S MATE. SERVED ABOARD THE USS INDIANA AND USS HERALD. ENGAGED THE ENEMY AND PARTICIPATED IN LANDINGS AT LEYTE, LUZON, MINDORO AND LINGAYEN GULF, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; SOUTHERN PALAU ISLANDS; CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS. MEDALS: ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH 1 BRONZE STAR. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN AUGUST 1945.