USS LCS(L) 118
Pacific
World War II		 Vincent Paul Piper
Madison, Wisc.
Inducted 24 March 1944
Discharged 21 May 1946
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Great Lakes Naval Station
Univ. of Chicago Radio School
Boston, Mass.
Little Creek, Va.
Ft. Peirce, Fla.
Boston, Mass. USS LCS(L)118
Panama/San Diego/Pearl/Siapan
Okinawa
Philippines
Japan Occupation

Helmsman on the LCS(L)-118. 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.