My father almost never spoke about his war time , and he never wanted any recognition one on one or otherwise. He did tell me one time that when you got out he could have gotten about anything he wanted. He and another fellow re-boarded and saved a ship, not one below, that was evacuated and sinking. He said they ask him, "what do you want", and said I want to go home, and that was it.

He did get two bronze stars with presidential unit citations, The Guadalcanal patch that he got was the only patch I ever heard him mention.

Here is his ship after it was torpedoed. Pretty amazing it did not sink.

My father almost never spoke about his war time , and he never wanted any recognition one on one or otherwise. He did tell me one time that when you got out he could have gotten about anything he wanted. He and another fellow re-boarded and saved a ship, not one below, that was evacuated and sinking. He said they ask him, "what do you want", and said I want to go home, and that was it.

He did get two bronze stars with presidential unit citations, The Guadalcanal patch that he got was the only patch I ever heard him mention.

Here is his ship after it was torpedoed. Pretty amazing it did not sink.