Howard C. Bender
Chief Yeoman · U. S. Navy · WWII
Request this speaker- Branch of service
- U. S. Navy
- Rank
- Chief Yeoman
- War / era
- WWII
- Job / specialty
- Stenographer, Record keeping, Deck and Summary Courts Marital, Ship’s History, Gunnery and Ordnance Inventories
- Unit
- USS Maryland, USS McCawley, USS Crescent City
- Active duty
- February2, 1941 to February 10, 1949
- Theater
- Pacific Theater
- Campaigns
- Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal to Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Logistic support groups with Air, Submarine Anti-mine action in forward battle zones.
- Decorations & awards
- Navy Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense, American Theater, WW II Victory Medal, Sea Service Ribbon, USN Overseas Ribbon, USN Expeditionary Medal, Naval ReserveMedal, Pearl Harbor Congressional Commemorative Medal.
- Speaking topics
- Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War
About Howard
Amphibious Force Insignia Pearl Harbor Survivor Medal
forward battle zones.
Victory Medal, Sea Service Ribbon, USN Overseas Ribbon, USN Expeditionary Medal, Naval ReserveMedal, Pearl Harbor Congressional
Commemorative Medal.