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Casualty Info
Home Town North Tonawanda
Last Address North Tonawanda, NY
Casualty Date Jun 11, 1951
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Elmlawn Cemetery - Town of Tonawanda, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates Evergreen Section D Lot 203 Northwest Grave
Other Memories USS Philippine Sea (CV/CVS-47/AVT-11) was a United States Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier active in the Korean War. She was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts on 19 August 1944, launched 5 September 1945
In the spring of 1948, the ship was deployed to the Mediterranean to join Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman's 6th Fleet. With Air Group 9 on board, Philippine Sea showed the American ensign in Algeria, Crete, France, Greece, Gibraltar, Italy, Libya, Malta, Sicily, and Tunisia. In June 1948, the huge carrier returned to the United States.
