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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles Albert Ransom

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Springfield, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AND WAS ON A SHIP IN THE FLEET EN ROUTE TO JAPAN WHEN ATOMIC BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI. INSTEAD OF PARTICIPATING IN THE INVASION OF JAPAN, HE AND HIS SHIPMATES WERE PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCE. HE REMAINED IN THE NAVY RESERVE UNTIL 1953.