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Kelley, Edwin R. (Part Two of Two)

Born: 12/09/1928 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Fireman 1st Class Battles: Unit/Ship: USS Valley Forge (CV-45); USS Tarawa (CV-40) Served In: Bainbridge, MD; Newport,…

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Leahy, John H.

Born: 08/20/1927 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Seaman 1st Class Battles: Unit/Ship: USS Roxanne; Served In: Sampson, NY; Fort Pierce, FL; Newport, RI; Norfolk, VA;…

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Jones, John W. Jr.

Born: 08/19/1925 Died: 08/24/2013 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Electrician 2nd Class Battles: Iwo Jima; Leyte; Okinawa Unit/Ship: USS Hyman (DD-732) Served In: Newport, RI; St.…

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Cannavaro, Tom W.

Born: 05/19/1933 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: Korean Rank: 3rd class Petty Officer Battles: Unit/Ship: DD 629; USS Abbot Served In: Newport, RI Citation: Cannavaro, Thomas W.,…

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Jeanfaivre, Roger B.

Born: 03/22/1924 Died: 06/04/2011 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Electricians Mate 3rd Class Battles: Unit/Ship: Mobile Anti Aircraft Battery 411; USS Warhawk (AP-168); USS Adair…

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Weil, Edward Aaron

Born: 08/26/1924 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Radioman 2nd Class Battles: Iwo Jima; Okinawa; Unit/Ship: USS Hudson (DD-475) Served In: Newport, RI; Iwo JIma; Okinawa;…

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Watson, Ricky Joseph

Born: 06/23/1969 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: Persian Gulf Rank: Lieutenant Battles: Unit/Ship: Defense Contract Management Agency; USS Klakring (FFG-42); Served In: Newport, RI;…

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Walsh, Robert L.

Born: 02/12/1924 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: The Silver Star War Served: WW II Rank: Petty Officer First Class Battles: North Africa; Sicily; Salerno, Italy; Anzio, Italy; England; Normandy;…

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Trahiotis, Margaret

Born: 01/28/1939 Died: Branch: Nurse Corps Commendation: War Served: Cold War Rank: LTJG / O-2 Battles: Unit/Ship: St. Albans Naval Hospital Served In: Newport, Rhode Island; Queens, New York …

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Lareau, Emile Joseph

Born: 06/09/1925 Died: 12/18/2017 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class Battles: Battle of Leyte Gulf; Iwo Jima; Unit/Ship: 3rd Naval Construction…

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Loucks, Robert J

Born: 07/17/1943 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: 2nd Class Petty Officer Battles: Unit/Ship: Served In: Newport, RI; Caribbean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North…

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Kelley, Edwin R.

Born: 12/09/1928 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Fireman 1st Class Battles: Unit/Ship: USS Valley Forge (CV-45); USS Tarawa (CV-40) Served In: Bainbridge, MD; Newport, RI;…

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Garabedian, Haige J.

Born: 09/30/1922 Died: 05/10/2017 Branch: Army Air Corps Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Staff Sergeant Battles: Bombing missions over Honshu, Okaida, Kyushu, and Shikoku, Japan Unit/Ship:…

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Dillon, Paul F.

Born: 01/04/1938 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: Branch Commendation medal War Served: Cold War, Vietnam/Vietnam Era Rank: Master Chief Petty Officer / E-9 Battles: Hue, Tet offensive (Naval Gunfire…

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Wargo, Joseph F.

Born: 05/15/1920 Died: 09/02/2012 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Machinist Mate Battles: Pearl Harbor; Guadalcanal; Mono Island; Battle of Coral Sea; Battle of the Santa Cruz…

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Cusson, Rudolph L.

Born: 08/04/1922 Died: 08/19/2017 Branch: Navy War Served: WW II Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer Battles: New Guinea Unit/Ship: USS Wasp (CV-7) Served In: Fort Adams, RI; Newport, RI; Jacksonville, FL;…

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