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Applicant's Last Name: Motley
Applicant's First Name: Thelma Lee
Applicant's Place of Residence (City, State): Bridgeport, Indiana
Veteran's Last Name: Motley
Veteran's First Name: John Henry Jr.
Bonus Number: 714361
Serial Number: 8634772
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StM1c/S1C [Steward's Mate 1st Class], USNR
Inducted 18 Jan 1943
Mustered aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL 24, an Independence-class light aircraft carrier) 31 Mar 1943 as a plank-holder (member of the original crew)
WIA 30 Oct 1944 when a kamikaze struck Belleau Wood, killing 92 men and wounding hundreds more; hospitalized until June 1946, then assigned to USS Rendova (CVE 114)
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