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    lpfan8278 New Member

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    Hello my great grandpas name is Earl Frederick Wright, he was born in 1910 and died in 1999. He was a great man and I found out he was in the navy in WWII. So I sent in for his records and have been trying to research about him. As I wait to receive his records from the archives, Ive found some info on him from the internet and need someone to help me identify what he did and things. Ive found out he was in the USNR and enlisted on 01/31/1944 and was released on 11/16/1945. He was on the USS Aristaeus (ARB-1), the USS LST 593, and the USS Wyoming AG17. What did all these ships do and where in the Pacific were they? Not much info on them. I also found out he was a Flc or a Flc (MoMM) on some of the Navy Munster lists I found he was on? What are these positions? Im also trying to figure out what kind of medals and ribbons he would of earned. Please help, any info will help. Thanks

    This was him,

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    IMG_20130325_0001 by Simple Imagination, on Flickr
     
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    Any luck?
     
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    Thank you everyone, theres not much info on these ships which kind of sucks
     
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    Use the same source for information about the Aristaeus.
    Navsource.org/archives/09/26/2601.htm
    I can't copy and paste from my nook, but this should help.
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Here's some stuff on the Wyoming:
    In November 1941, with formal U.S. participation in the Second World War clearly in the offing, Wyoming took on the mission of training thousands of sailors in the art and science of gunnery. Throughout the war, she operated in the Chesapeake Bay area, reportedly firing off more ammunition than any other U.S. Navy ship. Wyoming's remaining big guns were replaced with more five-inch and smaller weapons in early 1944, reflecting an increasing emphasis on anti-aircraft requirements.
    http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-w/bb32.htm
    Here is a picture from the same site
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    Photographed on 18 April 1944, after replacement of her twelve-inch gun turrets with 5"/38 twin gun mounts, but before her "cage" foremast was removed.

    You can also go here for more data http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/32b.htm
     
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    Thank you everyone, I cant wait to get back all his info from the archives so I can understand where he was and what he was doing.
     
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    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

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    These guys are pretty good, eh? :cool:

    I hope you'll let us know what you find when you get his records.
     
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    Yes you guys are awesome, ill be sure to let everyone see his records, im sure ill have more questions.
     
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    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

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    It may be helpful if you provided a bit more information as to what you mean by "medal of service" and how you came across the medal. I presume you are from the vicinity of Muscle Shoals, AL. Is that correct?
     
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    Sounds like a spam person to me
     
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    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

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    I was also suspicious, but wasn't positive. Since there's been no follow up from him, it may go away.
     
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