He also has a memorial marker at the Douglas Cemetery in Baxter County, Arkansas.
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USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1116) on 6 October 1943 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser Company, Inc.,
Launched in December 1943 and commissioned in early 1944, the ship took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign followed by several battles during the Philippines campaign in 1944 and early 1945. She was heavily damaged in a kamikaze attack and subsequently scuttled on 4 January 1945, with the loss of 95 men, including two men on board the destroyer escort Eichenberger who were killed by flying debris. She earned 2 battle stars whilst in service.
Composite Squadron VC 75
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Service ID: 5514911.
Entered the service from Arkansas.
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Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
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USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1116) on 6 October 1943 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser Company, Inc.,
Launched in December 1943 and commissioned in early 1944, the ship took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign followed by several battles during the Philippines campaign in 1944 and early 1945. She was heavily damaged in a kamikaze attack and subsequently scuttled on 4 January 1945, with the loss of 95 men, including two men on board the destroyer escort Eichenberger who were killed by flying debris. She earned 2 battle stars whilst in service.
Composite Squadron VC 75
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Service ID: 5514911.
Entered the service from Arkansas.
~
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
He also has a memorial marker at the Douglas Cemetery in Baxter County, Arkansas.
~
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1116) on 6 October 1943 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser Company, Inc.,
Launched in December 1943 and commissioned in early 1944, the ship took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign followed by several battles during the Philippines campaign in 1944 and early 1945. She was heavily damaged in a kamikaze attack and subsequently scuttled on 4 January 1945, with the loss of 95 men, including two men on board the destroyer escort Eichenberger who were killed by flying debris. She earned 2 battle stars whilst in service.
Composite Squadron VC 75
~
Service ID: 5514911.
Entered the service from Arkansas.
~
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
~
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1116) on 6 October 1943 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser Company, Inc.,
Launched in December 1943 and commissioned in early 1944, the ship took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign followed by several battles during the Philippines campaign in 1944 and early 1945. She was heavily damaged in a kamikaze attack and subsequently scuttled on 4 January 1945, with the loss of 95 men, including two men on board the destroyer escort Eichenberger who were killed by flying debris. She earned 2 battle stars whilst in service.
Composite Squadron VC 75
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Service ID: 5514911.
Entered the service from Arkansas.
~
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
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