Otterman, William Dean

OTTERMAN

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Date: 5/8/2007 at 19:06:23

Otterman, William Dean

Traer, IA

Serial No: 8592582

Born: Oct 2, 1924

Parents: Harold B. and Anna E. Otterman

Entered Navy: May 6, 1943

Training in US: NTS, Farragut, ID

Left for Overseas: From San Francisco, CA on Jan 3, 1944; arrived Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Jan 7, 1944. Assigned Pacific Fleet, Battleship Div. No. 3, USS New Mexico (Queen of the Fleet).

Sent into Combat: Jan 10, 1944; went aboard USS New Mexico

Engagements: Marshall Islands, Bismark Archipelago, Mariannas Islands (Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Rota), Leyte, Luzon, Okinawa. In first group of ships to occupy Tokyo Harbor.

Medals-Ribbons: 6 Battle Stars

Returned to US: From Tokoyo, Japan on Sep 9, 1945 into Boston, MA on Oct 17, 1945.

Discharged: Minneapolis, MN on Nov 22, 1945. Rating: QM 3/c

Months in Service: In US, 8; overseas, 22

A week of rest and revelry at Sidney, Australia, was high spot of overseas stint. The Australians proved a most hospitable and friendly people.

Present Occupation: Student

Veteran data included here was generously provided by the American Legion Kubik-Finch Post #142, Traer, IA; data gathered by the Legion about 1949.)

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