Masters family - Grover Willis Masters - Service Record - page 9

Grover served in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska for part of his service. This is his record of service:

The top portion reads:

1. Serial or File No.:
663 75 57

2. Name (Last) (First) (Middle):
Masters, Grover Willis

3. Rate or Class/or Rank and Classification:
AM[N?]M3c. V-6

4. Permanent address for mailing perposes: 1438 N. First St. Fresno Calif.

5. Place of Separation: USNA Special Hospital, Yosemite California.

6. Character of Separation: [Blank]

7. Address from which employment will be sought: 1438 N. First St. Fresno Calif.

8. Race: White

9. Sex: Male

10. Marital Status: Single

11. U.S. Citizen (Yes or No): Yes

12 Date and Place of Birth: 3 June 1916 Mankato Minn.

SELECTIVE SERVICE DATA

13. Registered: Yes 

14. Selective Service Board of Registration: #125 Fresno Co. - California

15. Home Address at time of entry into Service:
Same as Item #7.

16.  Means of Entry (Indicate by check in appropriate box): Enlisted Date: 9-5-1942.

17 . Date of entry into active service: 5 Sept 1942.

18. Net service (For pay purposes) (Yrs, Mos. Days): 3Yrs. 2Mos. 3Days.

19. Place of entry into Active Service: San Francisco California

20. Qualifications, Certificates Field, ETC.: NONE

21. Ratings held - S1c. AMM3c.

22 Foreign and/or Sea Service World War II: Yes

23. Service Schools Completed: NONE 

24. Service (Vessels and Stations Served on):  NtS S.F. Califor; USN Res Avia. Base Oakland Califor; Hedron FAW4: USNH Seattle Wash; USNG Oakland Calif; USNSN Yosemite Calif.

Question 3: AM[N/M?]3c. V-6. I believe this is probably AMM3c. V-6. I went to the link below and found:

"AVIATION MACHINISTS'S MATE¹--Maintains and repairs aircraft engines, propellers, fuel systems, brakes, hydraulic system, gears, starters. Operates machine shop tools." 

https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/Ranks&Rates/index.html

Question 5: This article describes the Awahnee Hotel (and other facilities) in Yosemite Valley being used for physical and psychological rehabilitation during WWII. Copy and paste into your browser: https://www.nps.gov/articles/yosemitehospitalwwii.htm

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