USS SLC ..."Enlisted Navy"...Arthur John "Jack" Crose, S1c

Arthur John 'Jack' Crose, 85, passed away on Sept. 10th, 2006 after complications from a fall. Information from brother in law, David Lindsey

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Jack entered active service on Dec. 20, 1941 in San Francisco, CA. He served 35 months in the US Navy and received his "Honorable" discharge on March 28, 1945. He held the rating of Seaman 1st Class for 28 months & Seaman 2nd Class for 7 months.

He boarded the USS SALT LAKE CITY on March 19, 1942 at the US Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, T.H.

During his tour of duty he served in the American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Area, receiving 1 Silver Star.

UPDATE Mar. 9th, 2000

Sandy,

I had to write a thank you. My grandfather, Arthur "Jack" Crose, my grandmother, my mom, my husband, and I got on the web, and visited this site. My grandpa got to talk about all the things he remembered about the war. He was very proud to see his picture on this site.

Do you know I'm his granddaughter and I never knew he received the Silver Star? -Now I do. And when my son asks about his great-grandpa, I can tell him about it. (My son is only 2 1/2. Not quite up to understanding any of this.)

I can't believe all the information that you have gathered. It is wonderful. For us, it gave grandpa a chance to talk, remember, and feel appreciated for what he did. I'm afraid to say, I don't take the time out to listen to his stories, like I used to when I was little.

I wanted to send a heart felt THANK YOU! My grandfather is still not in the best of health and something like this really brightened his day, and made us get a little closer.

Thank you,

Michelle & Scott Crapo
Bettie Larsen
Arthur and Bettie Crose

Contact Person
Bro. in Law, T. David Lindsey