USS LCS(L) 118
Pacific
World War II		 Earl Hazle Blanton
Gastonia, NC
Enlisted 28 December 1943
Discharged 4 May 1946
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Navy Training, Sampson NY
Gunnery School, Newport RI
Little Creek, Va.
Ft. Peirce, Fla.
Boston, Mass. USS LCS(L)118
Panama/San Diego/Pearl/Siapan
Okinawa
Philippines
Japan Occupation

He was involved in the fient landing on the east coast of Okinawa and then on picket duty during the Kamikazi offensive during the Okinawa Campaign. The ship is credited with four victories against Kamikazi aircraft.