Ernest B.

Cap

Branch:

Navy

Rank:

RM2C

Year(s) of Service:

1943 - 1946

Conflict:

WWII

Cap made 2 invasions with the Army in 1944. On January 8, 1945, a kamikaze plane crashed into his ship, killing several men. The next day they began the invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines.