Entered service August 14, 1943…Trained at Newport R.I.; Bainbridge, Md…Assigned to Amphibious Fleet, L.C.T. Flat 5 – Mare Island Cal., U.S.S. L.C.T. 1313 – Group 68..Served in A.P.C.9 Atlantic and Pacific Coast, South and Central Pacific….

Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Medal -2 stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Navy Unit Citation, Letter of Commendation, American Theatre Medal, Victory Medal….Met cousin and brother-in-law in Hawaii in summer of 1945…..Date of discharge June 21, 1946…Graduated New Milford Junior High School 1940.    

New Milford in World War II
Teresa M. Martin
Copyright May 30 1947

Background image of U.S.S. L.C.T. 1313 obtained from:
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