Born in 1922 in Sheridan, Sheridan Wyoming to Mr. George Samuel (1874-1970) and Cholista Permeli (Burton) Babione (1877-1968). Fireman First Class (F1/C) enlisted in the US Navy on 16 Nov 1942 and served during WWII until his discharge on 2 Oct 1945. He married Dorothy Mae (Post) Babione (1922–1984) on 22 July 1944, in Seattle, Washington. In 1953 Dorthy Mae gave birth to their son Alan Ray Babione(1953–2008). They did have a daughter but her information is not known at this time.
F1/C Babione was assigned to the Battleship South Dakota (BB57) on 15 February 1943. 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.
F1/C Babione was assigned to the Battleship South Dakota (BB57) on 15 February 1943. 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.
Born in 1922 in Sheridan, Sheridan Wyoming to Mr. George Samuel (1874-1970) and Cholista Permeli (Burton) Babione (1877-1968). Fireman First Class (F1/C) enlisted in the US Navy on 16 Nov 1942 and served during WWII until his discharge on 2 Oct 1945. He married Dorothy Mae (Post) Babione (1922–1984) on 22 July 1944, in Seattle, Washington. In 1953 Dorthy Mae gave birth to their son Alan Ray Babione(1953–2008). They did have a daughter but her information is not known at this time.
F1/C Babione was assigned to the Battleship South Dakota (BB57) on 15 February 1943. 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.
F1/C Babione was assigned to the Battleship South Dakota (BB57) on 15 February 1943. 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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