Jasper Endicott

He served aboard the battleship USS North Carolina, the most decorated U.S. battleship in the war, having fought in most of the important battles of the war.   He enlisted on May 21, 1943 at St. Louis, Missouri.  His serial number was 872 83 52 and he was a Fireman 3rd Class (F3c).   The fireman’s job involved various chores relating to running and maintaining the ships engines as well as general damage control and fighting shipboard fires. 

 

          Although he may have been present at other times on the North Carolina, we have muster rolls show him definitely present on these dates:

 

·        September 30, 1943

·        December 21, 1943

·        January 18, 1944

·        February 12, 1944

·        March 31, 1944

·        July 17, 1944