Earl Boney

Steward Mate Third Class Earl Boney enlisted in the US Navy in February, 1945 and was trained at Bainbridge, MD prior to being sent to Shoemaker, CA. Aboard the USS LST 900, Earl served in the Pacific area at Guam, Okinawa, Saipan, Leyte and Batangas, Luzon. He was sent to Tokyo for a brief period before being returned to Saipan and then to Guam where he was transferred to the USS LST 875. After serving nine months on this boat, he left for the Philippines and then to the US. In August, 1946, Earl re-enlisted at Lido Beach and was assigned aboard the USS Juneau C L 119. He was awarded a Star for duty well performed in Okinawa.