Timeline
Birth- Dec 6, 1921
New Jersey
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 24 - 18 years
Ship 05
USS Mount Vernon (AP-22): 07 Oct 1943
Ship 09
USS Calvert (APA-32): 14 Feb 1945
Ship 11
USS PCS-1455: 13 Sep 1945
Ship 04
USS Solace (AH-5): 07 Aug 1943
Ship 07
USS Alhena (AKA-9): 17 Dec 1944
Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Ship 01
USS Lawrence (DD-250): 21 May 1940
Branch
Navy
Ship 08
USS Zeilin (AP-9): 21 Dec 1944
Ship 03
USS President Jackson (APA-18): 22 Jul 1943
Ship 10
USS Zeilin (AP-9): 28 Feb 1945
Conflict Period
World War II
Ship 02
USS McCawley (APA-4): 06 Aug 1940
Ship 06
USN Hospital, Oakland, California: 21 Oct 1943
Service Number
223-67-16
Rating
Boatswain's Mate (BM)
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Mar 7, 1940-Age: 18 years
Discharge- Feb 25, 1946-Age: 24 years
Boatswain's Mate, 1st Class
Promotions: Seaman, 1st Class
Sep 30, 1941
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Religion
Catholic
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
Iceland
Promotions: Coxswain
Sep 1, 1942
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
Wellington, New Zealand
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
New Caledonia
Promotions: Boatswain's Mate, 2nd Class
Mar 31, 1943
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
Espiritu Santo
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
Central Solomon Islands
Promotions: Apprentice Seaman
Mar 7, 1940
Promotions: Seaman, 2nd Class
Jul 26, 1940
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
New Georgia
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
Rendova Island
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
Atlantic Ocean
Naval Service: USS McCawley (APA-4)
Guadalcanal
Naval Service: USS PCS-1455
Yangtze River, China
Naval Service: USS Calvert (APA-32)
Iwo Jima
Promotions: Boatswain's Mate, 1st Class
Nov 1, 1945
Gender
Male
Death- Apr 28, 1997-Age: 75 years
Linden, New Jersey
Burial- Jan 1, 1997-Age: 75 years
Cemetery
Rosedale Cemetery
Linden, New Jersey
Other Facts
Social Security
Unknown Code (PE)
***-**-1218
Last Residence
Linden, NJ
Full Name
James Christel
Mother
Gertrude C. Byrne
Father
Adam J. Christel
Full Name
James Nicholas Christel
