Bill enlisted into the U.S.Navy in February 1944 at the age
of 18. He enlisted in the Navy because this was the branch of the military that
he most admired.
After basic training Bill was sent to the South Pacific
where he operated landing craft. His unit was Standard Landing Craft-Unit 28.
He remembers off-loading
cargo while anchored 2 miles off shore of Samar in the Philippine Islands.
There were several American fighters in the area such as the twin boomed P-38
Lightning. They were tasked with the job of keeping Japanese aircraft out of
the area while the off-loading was being conducted.
Bill didn’t say, but he probably was discharged in 1946.
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