U.S. Navy Honorable Discharge (NavPers 660) – Anthony Benedict Squitiere, Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class, USNR, U.S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, California, 28 February [1945]

The record

Transcription of: 1946_Navy_Honorable_Discharge_Anthony_Benedict_Squitiere.pdf

Document: Photostat (negative, white text on dark ground) of a U.S. Navy Honorable Discharge certificate, NavPers 660 (Revised July 1943), Series C. The front has an illustrated battleship vignette and typed entries; the back (reproduced below, rotated 90°) holds the service record, thumbprint and signatures. The copy is folded and creased.

Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.

Transcription

FRONT

[Typed annotation, top center: '[first line cut off at top edge – UNITED STATES NAVAL HOSPITAL, ...] / 2-28-45: HONORABLE SERVICE AND DISCHARGE BUTTONS issued this date.' / signature 'A. V. Brock' / 'A.V.BROCK,CH.PHARM.,USN.']

[Illustration: a battleship at sea with smoke, between ornate lettered headings]

Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy

This is to certify that Anthony Benedict Squitiere a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class V6 SV USNR is Honorably Discharged from the United States Naval Hospital Oakland, California and from the Naval Service of the United States this Twenty-eighth day of February 1945

This certificate is awarded as a Testimonial of Fidelity and Obedience

<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Signature</strong></td> <td>A. H. Dearing [signature]<br /> A. H. DEARING, Captain (MC) USNavy<br /> The Medical Officer in Command.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

NAVPERS 660 (REVISED JULY 1943)

BACK (rotated 90° on the copy)

<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Enlisted as</strong></td> <td>Apprentice Seaman</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>(Date)</strong></td> <td>8-23-43</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>At</strong></td> <td>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>for ___ years</strong></td> <td>Two</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Born</strong></td> <td>19 October 1920</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>at</strong></td> <td>Wayne, Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Qualifications</strong></td> <td>of rating</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Ratings held</strong></td> <td>3 AS; S2c; MoMM3c.</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Certificates</strong></td> <td>None</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Trade schools completed</strong></td> <td>None</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Special duties for which qualified</strong></td> <td>of rating</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Service (vessels and stations served on) or (served satisfactorily on active duty from ___ to ___)</strong></td> <td>8-23-1943 to 2-28-1945<br /> NRS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.; NAV TRA STA., BAINBRIDGE, MD.; PHIBTRABASE, SOLOMONS, MD.; COTP, US COAST GUARD, BAY CITY, MICH.; USS LCI(L) 1065; RS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.; USNH, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Rating at discharge</strong></td> <td>MoMM3c V6 SV USNR</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>(Service Number)</strong></td> <td>818 34 09</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Character of service</strong></td> <td>excellent. [printed]</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Final average</strong></td> <td>3.5</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Signature, and Executive Officer</strong></td> <td>H. [illegible] Carroll [signature]<br /> H. H. [?] CARROLL, Captain (MC), U.S.N.</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Height</strong></td> <td>5 ft. 8½ in.</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Weight</strong></td> <td>165 lbs.</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Eyes</strong></td> <td>Brown</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Hair</strong></td> <td>Brown</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Complexion</strong></td> <td>Ruddy</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Personal marks, etc.</strong></td> <td>ANT: VSLA: OPS 3 rt. abdm; S½" [?] r. index; POST: BMK. back.</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>[Handwritten, beside thumbprint box]</strong></td> <td>Married</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Authority (typed)</strong></td> <td>AUTH: BuPers 66-ELH P3-5 BuMed ltr RP-OIM of 12 Jan 1945 MedSur 1stEnd.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Is physically qualified for discharge. Requires neither treatment nor hospitalization. I certify that this is the actual print of the right index finger of the man herein mentioned.

[Inked fingerprint impression in a box]

<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Signature, and Medical Officer</strong></td> <td>[signature]<br /> Z. J. [?] WATERS, Lt. Comdr., (MC), U.S.N.R.</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Monthly rate of pay when discharged</strong></td> <td>$78.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

I hereby certify that the within named man has been furnished travel allowance at the rate of .05 cents per mile from Oakland, Calif. to Philadelphia, Pa. and paid \$207.32 (Amount) in full to date of discharge. Pd. \$100. MOP 2/28/45

<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Total net service for pay purposes</strong></td> <td>1 years 6 months 6 days</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Paying officer</strong></td> <td>[signature] USN<br /> H. C. THIELE [?], LT. (SC), U.S.N.R.</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>(Signature of man)</strong></td> <td>Anthony B. Squitiere [signature]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Transcriber's Notes

The file name gives the year as 1946, but the typed dates read 1945 throughout: 'February 1945' on the front, '2-28-45' in the button annotation, service '8-23-1943 to 2-28-1945', and 'MOP 2/28/45'. On this typewriter 5 and 6 look alike, but the flat-topped 5 is visible. The 1945 reading also agrees with the BuMed letter of 12 Jan 1945 and with a total net service of 1 year 6 months.

Total net service: the years figure is poorly struck and reads '1'. The days figure could be 5 or 6.

The service number reads '818 34 09'. The middle group might be '54'.

Vessel read as 'USS LCI(L) 1065'. The first letter is faint and could be taken for 'E'.

'PHIBTRABASE' is partly obscured at 'PH_B'.

In the personal marks, the item before 'r. index' reads 'S½"' (a letter S or 8 followed by ½ and a double-prime mark). Uncertain.

Officer names are uncertain. Executive officer: initials 'H. ?.' before 'CARROLL'. Medical officer: 'Z. J. WATERS' (initials unclear). Paying officer: 'H. C.' followed by an illegible surname. The medical officer in command's name, 'A. H. DEARING', is fairly clear.

The first typed line of the annotation at the top edge is cut off. Only fragments are visible, possibly 'UNITED STATES NAVAL HOSPITAL, ...'.

The back of the certificate is printed at 90° on the copy.