To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month. Claude Perasso was born in San Francisco on May 31, 1926 attending St. Ignatius and leaving before graduation to serve in the Merchant Marine during WW2 in the South Pacific at age 17. After the war Claude returned to San Francisco, attended U.S.F both undergrad and law school eventually serving in the San Francisco Public Defenders Office for sixteen years before being appointed as a judge.
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To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month. "It was my honor to serve my country. But it wasn't just me, I would say my whole generation, the spirit in those days, the spirit in the barracks, the spirit. Nobody ever complained. It was just a wonderful, wonderful thing the way the whole country came together." - Justin Kawaler, Making 103 Years Old Look Good
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To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month.
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To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month.
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To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month. Pat Guggino served aboard the USS Liddle which was crash dived upon by a Japanese Kamikaze pilot in the Battle of Ormoc Bay on December 7, 1944. The Liddle shot down 5 kamikaze but was hit on the bridge by one and seriously damaged.
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To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month. Lloyd A. “Chuck” Pickard was a Veteran of the Pacific Theater of Operations, 15 December 1942 – 7 December 1945. Stationed in various Pacific U.S. held islands with his USMC heavy artillery group Chuck and the 17th Air Defense Battery Group were finally stationed at Tinian Island to protect the all-important B-29 bombers and their air strips.
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