August 8, 1921 – June 24, 2010
L Nowak
Personal Information
Birthplace: Gorham, KS
Service Information
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit: USS Lenawee, APA 195
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Enlisted / Commissioned: Oct 28, 1943
Discharged: Apr 4, 1946
Honored By: Wife, Lillian; and children
Biography
Vernon took basic training at Farragut, Idaho; was assigned to the USS Lenawee, APA 195; amphibious training at Camp Pendleton; and Pearl Harbor. He participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa; clean up in the Philippines; signing of the surrender at Tokyo Bay. Vernon was discharged at Norman, Oklahoma.
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