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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph J. Hicks

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Joseph J. Hicks

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AT BOOT CAMP IN SAMSON, NEW YORK FROM MARCH 1943 TO MAY 1943. FIRST SCHOOL, MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA IN JUNE 1943. PRIMARY SCHOOL, OKLAHOMA A & M FROM JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER. SECONDARY SCHOOL, WARD ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 TO MAY 1944. DUTY AFTER SCHOOL AT QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND, FROM MAY 1944 TO MAY 1946. ASSIGNED TO A TRAINING SQUADRON TO TRAIN NIGHT FIGHTER CREWS IN THE USE OF PPI RADAR AND TO REPAIR AND INSTALL RADAR IN PLANES.