CK2 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
SSDI
Name: Cecil Love
Birth: 12 Jul 1925
Death: Jun 1981 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
Civil: Kentucky
Other: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
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Son of William O Bradley Love and Lillian Z Whitehouse.
Cecil's ship during WWII participated in the Normandy invasions on D-Day. The USS Owl arrived at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, 14 March 1944 to join the Allied forces gathering for the invasion of France. Redesignated ATO–137 on 15 May 1944, she arrived off the Normandy coast two days after "D-Day." As ground forces pushed inland, she towed port and road construction materials to the French coast, thus aiding the all important flow of men and equipment to the front. Availability at Falmouth, early in the new year, 1945, preceded her return to the United States, 27 February, and mid-Atlantic coast towing assignments. Transferred to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, she sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, 5 May, with the Gate Craft YNG–11 in tow, and arrived at San Diego, 23 June, to join ServRon 2. In August she continued on to Pearl Harbor for four months of target towing duty, returning to the west coast 2 January 1946. Owl then provided towing services for the 19th Fleet (Reserve Fleet) until beginning inactivation in April.
She decommissioned in the 13th Naval District on 26 July 1946, and on 27 June 1947 was sold for scrapping to the Pacific Metal and Salvage Co. at Port of Nordland, Washington.
Owl received 1 battle star for World War II service.
WORLD WAR II
SSDI
Name: Cecil Love
Birth: 12 Jul 1925
Death: Jun 1981 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
Civil: Kentucky
Other: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
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Son of William O Bradley Love and Lillian Z Whitehouse.
Cecil's ship during WWII participated in the Normandy invasions on D-Day. The USS Owl arrived at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, 14 March 1944 to join the Allied forces gathering for the invasion of France. Redesignated ATO–137 on 15 May 1944, she arrived off the Normandy coast two days after "D-Day." As ground forces pushed inland, she towed port and road construction materials to the French coast, thus aiding the all important flow of men and equipment to the front. Availability at Falmouth, early in the new year, 1945, preceded her return to the United States, 27 February, and mid-Atlantic coast towing assignments. Transferred to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, she sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, 5 May, with the Gate Craft YNG–11 in tow, and arrived at San Diego, 23 June, to join ServRon 2. In August she continued on to Pearl Harbor for four months of target towing duty, returning to the west coast 2 January 1946. Owl then provided towing services for the 19th Fleet (Reserve Fleet) until beginning inactivation in April.
She decommissioned in the 13th Naval District on 26 July 1946, and on 27 June 1947 was sold for scrapping to the Pacific Metal and Salvage Co. at Port of Nordland, Washington.
Owl received 1 battle star for World War II service.
CK2 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
SSDI
Name: Cecil Love
Birth: 12 Jul 1925
Death: Jun 1981 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
Civil: Kentucky
Other: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
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Son of William O Bradley Love and Lillian Z Whitehouse.
Cecil's ship during WWII participated in the Normandy invasions on D-Day. The USS Owl arrived at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, 14 March 1944 to join the Allied forces gathering for the invasion of France. Redesignated ATO–137 on 15 May 1944, she arrived off the Normandy coast two days after "D-Day." As ground forces pushed inland, she towed port and road construction materials to the French coast, thus aiding the all important flow of men and equipment to the front. Availability at Falmouth, early in the new year, 1945, preceded her return to the United States, 27 February, and mid-Atlantic coast towing assignments. Transferred to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, she sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, 5 May, with the Gate Craft YNG–11 in tow, and arrived at San Diego, 23 June, to join ServRon 2. In August she continued on to Pearl Harbor for four months of target towing duty, returning to the west coast 2 January 1946. Owl then provided towing services for the 19th Fleet (Reserve Fleet) until beginning inactivation in April.
She decommissioned in the 13th Naval District on 26 July 1946, and on 27 June 1947 was sold for scrapping to the Pacific Metal and Salvage Co. at Port of Nordland, Washington.
Owl received 1 battle star for World War II service.
WORLD WAR II
SSDI
Name: Cecil Love
Birth: 12 Jul 1925
Death: Jun 1981 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
Civil: Kentucky
Other: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
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Son of William O Bradley Love and Lillian Z Whitehouse.
Cecil's ship during WWII participated in the Normandy invasions on D-Day. The USS Owl arrived at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, 14 March 1944 to join the Allied forces gathering for the invasion of France. Redesignated ATO–137 on 15 May 1944, she arrived off the Normandy coast two days after "D-Day." As ground forces pushed inland, she towed port and road construction materials to the French coast, thus aiding the all important flow of men and equipment to the front. Availability at Falmouth, early in the new year, 1945, preceded her return to the United States, 27 February, and mid-Atlantic coast towing assignments. Transferred to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, she sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, 5 May, with the Gate Craft YNG–11 in tow, and arrived at San Diego, 23 June, to join ServRon 2. In August she continued on to Pearl Harbor for four months of target towing duty, returning to the west coast 2 January 1946. Owl then provided towing services for the 19th Fleet (Reserve Fleet) until beginning inactivation in April.
She decommissioned in the 13th Naval District on 26 July 1946, and on 27 June 1947 was sold for scrapping to the Pacific Metal and Salvage Co. at Port of Nordland, Washington.
Owl received 1 battle star for World War II service.
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