WWII Veteran * Big Stone County

Abram LeRoy Betts 

Entered Service: July 4, 1942.

Branch of Service: Navy

Trained at Great Lakes, Illinois; Pearl Harbor.

Overseas: January 1, 1943

Theatre of Operation: Pacific

Engagements:  Solomon, Caroline Islands, Marianas, Rhyukus. 

Medals Earned: Asiatic-Pacific, Presidential Unit Citation; Five Bronze Stars; American Defense.

Returned to U.S.:  October 21, 1945 

Discharged: October 24, 1945, N.O.B.-T.I. San Pedro, California.

Rank: So. M. 3/c

Total Months in Service: Forty

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