Jeremiah Tuttle

Jeremiah, born on February 9th, 1925, joined the Navy in January 1943 and trained at Great Lakes in gunnery and fire control. Upon completing his training, he boarded the USS Bache (DD-470) and left for the Aleutian Islands shortly thereafter. He was also on the ship when it joined the 7th Fleet, operating around New Guinea. He shares several anecdotes from his time aboard and during R&R in Australia. He was on board when the invasion of the Philippines commenced. After returning to the U.S., he attended another gunnery school and was on a ship headed for the Pacific when he received his discharge in March 1946. He was recalled for the Korean War and served aboard the USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752).