Grant Frederick Timmerman

Grant Frederick Timmerman (HMXO1)

Location: Emporia, KS 66801 Lyon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 23.198', W 96° 10.884'

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In Memory Of

Medal of Honor
Sgt
US Marine Corps
World War II
Feb 14 1918
Jul 8 1944
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Sergeant Grant R. Timmerman
United States Marine Corps WWII
KIA 8 July 1944 Saipan Island
United States Navy Medal of Honor
Purple Heart Medal with Gold Star
Bronze Star Medal
American Defense Medal
China Service Medal 145
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
with four battle stars
New Zealand
Tarawa
Phillipines [sic]
Saipan
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U.S.S. Timmerman
Destroyer
Named for Sgt. Grant Frederick Timmerman, U.S.M.C.
Built by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Me.
Authorized July 19, 1940
Keel Laid Oct. 1, 1945
Launched May 19, 1951
Commissioned Sept. 26, 1952
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HM NumberHMXO1
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 9:35am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 746183 N 4252476
Decimal Degrees38.38663333, -96.18140000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 23.198', W 96° 10.884'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 23' 11.88" N, 96° 10' 53.04" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 931 S Commercial St, Emporia KS 66801, US
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