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| Address: Selden, Kansas.
Entered Service: September 9, 1942. Branch of Service: U.S.N.R. Trained at Great Lakes, Ill.(Sept. 10, 1943 to Oct. 10, 1942), Treasure Island, Ca., aboard U.S.S. Carina (thirty- seven months), U.S.S. President Jackson (two months). Overseas: December, 1942. Theatre of Operations: Pacific. Decorations: World War II Victory Medal, American Theatre Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Campaign Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal. Date Returned to U.S.: December, 1945. Discharged: January 6, 1946 at Norman, Oklahoma. Rank: Boatswain's Mate First Class. Total Time Served: Three years, four months. Present Occupation: Farming. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shaw, Selden, Kansas. Wife: Ellen Petracek of Jennings, Kansas. |
