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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Profiles Spring-Summer 2013 HFDFW


 

Michael enlisted into the U.S. Navy on May 12, 1943 at the age of 20. Like many men of his age, he enlisted instead of waiting to be drafted because he didn’t want to go into the Army, and he wanted to work around “lots of electronics.”

After basic training Michael reported for duty on the U.S.S. McCord, DD-534. The ship was new, having only recently been launched on January 10, 1943 and commissioned on August 19, 1943. Michael’s job on board the McCord was that of an ETM-2C. He installed and maintained the extensive array of radios, radar and all the other electronic equipment that made the destroyer a lethal weapon of war.

The McCord was involved in many battles in the Pacific theater. These include but aren’t limited to the campaigns in the Marshall and Marianas island chain. She participated in the Palau island battle as well as the Battle of Samar off the coast of the Philippines. In 1945 the ship was involved in the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Decommissioned in 1947 the McCord was brought back into service in 1953 during the Korean conflict.

Michael was discharged on April 9, 1946.

 

 

 

 

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