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| Address: Wilson, Kansas.
Entered Service: May 30, 1943. Branch of Service: U.S. Navy. Trained at Notre Dame, In.(May 30th to Sept. 22, 1943), University of California, Berkley(Sept. 27, 1943 to Jan. 15, 1944), Norfolk, Va.(Jan. 28th to Mar. 15, 1944), aboard the U.S.S. L.S.T. 909(Apr. 1, 1944 to jan. 15, 1946). Theatre of Operations: Pacific. Engagements: Invasion of Leyte, Philippine Islands, Mindoro,Luzon, Okinawa. Decorations: American Theatre Ribbon, Pacific Theatre Ribbon w/3 Battle Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/2 Battle Stars, Japanese Occupation Medal, World War II Victory Medal. Date Returned to U.s.: January 28, 1946. Discharged: April 1, 1946 at Great Lakes, Ill. Rating: Lieutenant (j.g.). Total Time Served: Thirty-four months. Present Occupation: Manager of Mill. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Cathcart. Wife: Mrs. Ruth Summers Cathcart. Children: Albert Dean and Patricia Ann. |
