Personal Data
- Howson, Jr., W. Scott
- US Naval Reserve
- Tulane NROTC, Tulane University (1st ROTC Class)
- Class of 1942
Historical Events
- World War II Atlantic Theater and South Pacific Theater
Assignments / Engagements
- USS Wyoming, BB 32, Gunnery Training
- Virginia Beach, Fire-fighting School
- USS Ericson, DD 440, Assistant Communication Officer, Assistant 1st Lieutenant in charge of hull, Machine Gun Officer
- Convoy Escort from US to Gibraltar through October 1942
- OPERATION TORCH
- USS Ericson transferred to British control to support operations at Anzio
- OPERATION OVERLORD, participated as a landing craft deployment vessel
- USS Currier, DE-700, Assistant Executive Officer
- Participated in invasion of southern France
- USS Currier transferred to South Pacific
- Served as a mile post for B-29s
- Invasions of Northern Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Other Notable Content
- Insight into the political situation at Tulane University prior to WWII
- Witness of the Hiroshima bombing
- Transport of a Saudi Arabian king
Synopsis prepared by MIDN 4/C Holmquist Class of 2014