WWII
WWII
Dr. Hugh Edgar Mauldin
Rate / Rank
Commander
Birthdate
December 11 1902
Date of Death
May 21 1977
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
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Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations
- Invasion of North Africa
- Pacific Theater of Operations
- Invasion of Iwo Jima; The New York expended 6;037 rounds including 1,037 14".
- One of her rounds struck the primary ammunition dump on the island causing; "The most spectacular explosion of the campaign."
- Invasion of Okinawa
Significant Duty Stations
- USS New York (BB-34)
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one battle star
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars
- World War II Victory Medal
Notes
Born; Cairo, Georgia. Dentist. Graduated from Cairo High School. Graduated from Emory College, Atlanta, Georgia - Southern Dental College. Burial; Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin, Rowan County, North Carolina.