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Swokla, Walter (Part Two of Three)

Born: 11/12/1923 Died: 05/16/2013 Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Able Bodied Seaman Battles: Unit/Ship: S.S. John Harvard Served In: Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean…

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Donovan, John J. Jr.

Born: 07/25/1921 Died: Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Seaman 1/C Battles: Unit/Ship: USS General W.P. Richardson (AP-118); USCGC Mendota (WHEC-69) Served In: Morocco;…

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Wood, Christopher F.

Born: 09/25/1951 Died: Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: Radarman 3rd Class (E-4) Battles: Unit/Ship: USCGC Chase (WHEC-718); USCGC Campbell WPG-32; Coast…

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Singer, Henry

Born: 01/16/1946 Died:Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: Lieutenant Battles: Unit/Ship: USCGC Campbell Served In: Yorktown, VA; Boston, MA; South America;…

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Lanctot, Chad

Born: 11/10/1978 Died: Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: N/A Rank: Chief Petty Officer Battles: Unit/Ship: Served In: Citation: Lanctot, Chad, Veterans History Project Interview,…

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Schroll, James R.

Born: 05/17/1942 Died: Branch: Coast Guard Commendation:War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: Seaman 1st class Battles: Unit/Ship: U.S. Coast Guard Institute Served In: Mobile, AL; Groton, CT …

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Opotzner, David M.

Born: 10/03/1945 Branch: Coast Guard War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: E3; SNGM Unit/Ship: USCG Cutter Hamilton -715 Served In: Vietnam Citation: Opotzner, David M., Veterans History Project…

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Olha, John

Born: 03/24/1925 Died: 11/22/2014 Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Storekeeper 1st Class Battles: Unit/Ship: USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) Served In: Manhattan Beach, NY:…

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Chapman, Philip H.

Born: 04/09/1934 Died: Branch: Civilians, Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: Yeoman 2nd Class/ E-5 Battles: Unit/Ship: Coast Guard Cutter East Wind Served In: Fort…

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Albini, Anthony

Born: 05/06/1920 Died: 10/21/2015 Branch: Coast Guard Reserve War Served: WW II Rank: Tech 4/(E-4) Battles: Guadalcanal; Bougainville; Leyte Cebu island Unit/Ship: Americal Division; Task Force 6814…

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Swokla, Walter (Part One of Three)

Born: 11/12/1923 Died: 05/16/2013 Branch: …

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Chittenden, Jean

Born: 12/03/1924 Died: 04/10/2020 Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Radioman Third Class Battles: Unit/Ship: Served In: New York, NY; Palm Beach, FL; Traverse City, MI;…

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Greci, Nicholas P.

Born: 01/15/1924 Died: 02/05/2009 Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Seaman GM 1/CV Battles: Iwo Jima; Okinawa Unit/Ship: Served In: Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY; California;…

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Singer, Henry

Born: 01/16/1946Died:Branch: Coast GuardCommendation:War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam EraRank: LieutenantBattles:Unit/Ship: USCGC CampbellServed In: Yorktown, VA; Boston, MA; South America; Staten…

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Donovan, Jr., John J.

Born: 07/25/1921 Died: Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Seaman 1/C Battles: Unit/Ship: USS General W.P. Richardson (AP-118); USCGC Mendota (WHEC-69) Served In: Morocco; Iran;…

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Wood, Christopher F.

Born: 09/25/1951Died:Branch: Coast GuardCommendation:War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam EraRank: Radarman 3rd Class (E-4)Battles:Unit/Ship: USCGC Chase (WHEC-718); USCGC Campbell WPG-32; Coast Guard…

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