George Bunnell was born in 1924 Massachusetts to Mr. George and Mrs. Maria (Bertogli) Bunnell, he had ten siblings. George enlisted in the US Navy on 22 January 1943 and served during WWII until his discharge on 7 March 1946. Machinist Mate Second Class (MM2/C) Bunnell was assigned to the Battleship South Dakota BB57 on 17 August 1943 and served in the MA Division. The USS South Dakota is the most decorated battleship of WWII, earning 13 Battle Stars and a Navy Unit Citation. She sailed 250,000 miles and crossed the equator 30 times and the Arctic Circle once. She is accredited with downing 64 Japanese planes, 9 shore bombardments, and unofficially sinking 3 enemy cruisers. She set a record during the Battle of Santa Cruz, shooting down 23 planes in a single engagement. She and the USS Washington fought a slugging match with the Japanese battleship Kirishima during the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. One of only two battleship vs. battleship engagements of the entire Pacific Theater. She was there for the Japanese surrender and led the fleet back to San Francisco.
George Bunnell was born in 1924 Massachusetts to Mr. George and Mrs. Maria (Bertogli) Bunnell, he had ten siblings. George enlisted in the US Navy on 22 January 1943 and served during WWII until his discharge on 7 March 1946. Machinist Mate Second Class (MM2/C) Bunnell was assigned to the Battleship South Dakota BB57 on 17 August 1943 and served in the MA Division. The USS South Dakota is the most decorated battleship of WWII, earning 13 Battle Stars and a Navy Unit Citation. She sailed 250,000 miles and crossed the equator 30 times and the Arctic Circle once. She is accredited with downing 64 Japanese planes, 9 shore bombardments, and unofficially sinking 3 enemy cruisers. She set a record during the Battle of Santa Cruz, shooting down 23 planes in a single engagement. She and the USS Washington fought a slugging match with the Japanese battleship Kirishima during the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. One of only two battleship vs. battleship engagements of the entire Pacific Theater. She was there for the Japanese surrender and led the fleet back to San Francisco.
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