Jack Bernhardt Maki, None
| conflict: | World War II |
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| branch: | Navy |
| rank: | Petty Officer |
| serial number: | 5465033 |
| location: | Served aboard the USS Dauphin (APA 97) in the Pacific and at continental U.S. shore stations. |
| enlistment date: | Sept. 17, 1943 |
| place enlisted: | Hibbing, MN |
| discharge date: | May 16, 1946 |
| place discharged: | Great Lakes, IL |
| decorations: |
American Campaign Medal (1941-1946) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945) Philippine Liberation Medal (1944-1945) Service Star(s) World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946) |
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| history: | Participated in the assault on Okinawa, involved in the transportation of personnel and material from Dutch New Guinea to the Philippines, disembarked occupation troops at Yokohama, and "Magic Carpet" duty returning combat veterans to the States, then back to the Western Pacific with mail and provisions for the occupation troops. |
| service documents: | |
| references: | (1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 185; (2) American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota. |
Personal Information
| date of birth: | June 21, 1925 |
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| birth place: | Buhl, MN |
| home town: | Buhl, MN |
| date of death: | None |
| father: | Jack William Maki |
| mother: | Tynne Katherine Maki |
| siblings: | Laina Beurala Walter Harvey Raymond Kent |
| school: | Martin Hughes High School |
Last update: 2/24/2016