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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Profiles Honor Flight DFW Spring Summer 2014


 

Byron was assigned to the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Saratoga soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At one time after the battle of the Coral Sea, the Saratoga was the only operational American carrier in the South Pacific. It was also one of the oldest carriers in the fleet.

The Saratoga was torpedoed twice while Byron sailed with her. The Saratoga participated in the attack on Guadalcanal and also Rabaul. It also covered the attack on the Gilbert Island chain.

In January, 1945 Byron was transferred to the U.S.S. Shipley Bay after the Saratoga was taken out of active service. Byron was head of the ships payroll department during this time.

Byron was discharged in January, 1946.

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