| Edward Harold Switzer | Personal & Naval Records | Residence: | East Alton, Illinois (probably living w/ uncle Edmond Switzer) | ||||
| DOB: | 9-Jan-1911 | ||||||
| Service Number: 336-69-93 | |||||||
| Station | Location | Date | Rank | Enlistment | Notes | Age | Naval Duty |
| Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois | 9-Jan-1911 | Date of birth | 0 | ||||
| Navy Recruiting Station | St. Louis, Missouri | 25-Feb-1931 | AS | Date of entry for continuous service. | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Navy Recruiting Station | St. Louis, Missouri | 25-Feb-1931 | AS | 4 years | General Classification Test 85 (PR 94%) | 20 | 0.0 |
| Naval Training Station | Great Lakes, Illinois | 31-Mar-1931 | AS | Under Training | 20 | 0.1 | |
| Naval Training Station | Great Lakes, Illinois | 11-May-1931 | AS | Awarded Certificate: Red Cross Senior Life Savers Test | 20 | 0.2 | |
| Naval Training Station | Great Lakes, Illinois | 24-Jun-1931 | AS | Completed Recruit Training | 20 | 0.3 | |
| USS COLORADO | 30-Jun-1931 | AS | 20 | 0.3 | |||
| USS COLORADO | 1-Jul-1931 | Seaman 2nd Class | 20 | 0.3 | |||
| USS COLORADO | 18-Jul-1931 | Seaman 2nd Class | Completed training for Seaman first class - mark 3.6 | 21 | 0.4 | ||
| USS COLORADO | Long Beach, California | 10-Mar-1933 | Seaman 2nd Class | Served creditably ashore attending earthquake emergency. | 22 | 2.0 | |
| USS COLORADO | 1-Dec-1933 | Seaman 1st Class | 23 | 2.8 | |||
| USS CALIFORNIA | 16-Jun-1934 | Seaman 1st Class | Temporary duty:"A Century of Progress" ExpositionChicago World's Fair, 1933-1934 | 23 | 3.3 | ||
| 9th Naval District | 30-Jun-1934 | Seaman 1st Class | 23 | 3.3 | |||
| 10th Naval District | 1-Nov-1934 | Seaman 1st Class | Temporary duty completed. | 24 | 3.7 | ||
| USS COLORADO | 31-Dec-1934 | Seaman 1st Class | 24 | 3.8 | |||
| USS COLORADO | San Pedro, California | 25-Feb-1935 | Seaman 1st Class | 2 Years | 24 | 4.0 | |
| Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois | 30-Mar-1935 | Married to Mildred Louise Meyers | 24 | 4.1 | |||
| USS COLORADO | Bremmerton, Washington | 31-Mar-1935 | Seaman 1st Class | 24 | 4.1 | ||
| 14-May-1935 | Received Good Conduct Medal | 24 | 4.2 | ||||
| USS COLORADO | San Pedro, California | 30-Sep-1935 | Seaman 1st Class | 25 | 4.6 | ||
| USS COLORADO | San Pedro, California | 30-Jan-1936 | Seaman 1st Class | Completed training for Coxswain with mark of 3.4 | 25 | 4.9 | |
| USS COLORADO | San Pedro, California | 29-Apr-1936 | Seaman 1st Class | Completed training for Coxswain with mark of 3.9 | 25 | 5.2 | |
| USS COLORADO | Bremmerton, Washington | 30-Sep-1936 | Seaman 1st Class | 26 | 5.6 | ||
| 19-Nov-1936 | Divorced from Mildred Louise Meyers | 26 | 5.7 | ||||
| USS COLORADO | San Pedro, California | 1-Dec-1936 | Coxswain | 26 | 5.8 | ||
| USS COLORADO | San Pedro, California | 23-Jan-1937 | Coxswain | 26 | 5.9 | ||
| Rec. Station NOB | Norfolk, Virginia | 24-Feb-1937 | Coxswain | Honorable Discharge | 26 | 6.0 | |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 3-Dec-1938 | Married to Loretta Dean Schermerhorn | 28 | ||||
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 19-Sep-1939 | Son, Dick, born. | 29 | ||||
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 21-Mar-1942 | Daughter, Jerry, born. | 31 | ||||
| USNRS | Indianapolis, Indiana | 31-Aug-1942 | Boatswain's Mate 2c | 2 Years | Enlisted in Naval Reserves | 32 | 6.0 |
| A.T.B., Navy Yard | Portsmouth, Virginia | 15-Jan-1943 | Boatswain's Mate 1c | 32 | 6.4 | ||
| USS LST 326 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 26-Feb-1943 | Boatswain's Mate 1c | 32 | 6.5 | ||
| USS LST 326 | c/o FPO New York, New York | 1-Jul-1943 | Chief Boatswain's Mate | 32 | 6.8 | ||
| USS LST 175 | c/o FPO San Fransisco, California | 25-Aug-1943 | CBM (AA) | 33 | 7.0 | ||
| USS LST 176 | c/o FPO San Fransisco, California | 1-Nov-1943 | CBM (AA) | Meritorious Mast: You took part in operations against Sicily commencing with the assault at Licata 10 July 1943, and in operations in Southern and Eastern Italy between 20 Sept. 1943 and 1 October 1943.Meritorious Mast: You are authorized to wear three bronze stars in your European Campaign ribbon.Auth:General Order #207. | 33 | 7.2 | |
| USS LST 177 | c/o FPO San Fransisco, California | 6-Aug-1944 | CBM (AA) | Meritorious Mast: You have served with distinction and in the best tradition of the Naval Service in the Invasion of France commencing 6 June 1944 and continuing thru the build-up period to date. | 34 | 7.9 | |
| 30-Aug-1944 | (Must have extended enlistment while in war time.) | 34 | 8.0 | ||||
| USS LST 177 | 1-Apr-1945 | CBM (T) | 34 | 8.6 | |||
| USS LST 316 | 24-May-1945 | CBM (T) | 34 | 8.7 | |||
| ARL-43 | Baltimore, Maryland | 24-Jul-1945 | CBM (T) | 35 | 8.9 | ||
| ATB, Camp Bradford | Norfolk, Virginia | 30-Jul-1945 | CBM (T) | 35 | 8.9 | ||
| USN Amp. Base | Little Creek, Virginia | 14-Aug-1945 | CBM (T) | 35 | 9.0 | ||
| USS LST 388 | 27-Aug-1945 | CBM (T) | 35 | 9.0 | |||
| USNPERSSEPARCEN | Great Lakes, Illinois | 4-Sep-1945 | CBM (T) | Released to inactive duty to home this date. | 35 | 9.0 | |
| USNPERSSEPARCEN | Great Lakes, Illinois | 4-Sep-1945 | CBM (T) | Final Average of Scores: | 35 | 9.0 | |
| Proficency in Rating:3.9 | |||||||
| Seamanship:3.9 | |||||||
| Ability as leader of men:3.9 | |||||||
| Conduct:4.0 | |||||||
| Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | 9-Sep-1966 | Died of lung cancer | 55 | ||||