[westmex]

A B-17 Tale

Yeh, we didn't bitch and whine or commit suicide like the present generation.....

.....Westy.....

[ValerieUSA]

I'm cleaning out my filing cabinet and found my father-in-law's separation papers from the Navy.
Dewey G. Loop b. Dec. 29, 1926 in Hoqium, WA enlisted Nov. 28, 1944, went into active service Dec. 2, 1944, and was discharged honorably Aug. 21, 1946.

service:
NTC, Farragut, Idaho
USS PC 814
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS PC 1119
PSC, USNB, Bremerton, WA

Asiatic-Pacific Are Campaign Medal
American Area Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal

from Sept '43 to Nov '44 he worked as an apprentice machinist at Keyport Naval Station, Keyport, WA

Dewey passed away at age 66 on May 7, 1993 - alcoholism