Duties: Know naval drill duties, knots, steering and signaling. Stand watch and gunnery duties.
Enlisted: 8 October 1940
Place: Detroit, Michigan
Onboard USS Arizona: 9 December 1940
From: NTS Great Lakes
Birth Name: Frederick Purdy Amon
Date of Birth: 9 January 1921
Place of Birth:Niles, Michigan
School: Niles High School
Hometown / State on December 1941: Niles, Michigan
Next of Kin: Mrs. Nola Dale Amon - Mother
Address: 36 N. State, Niles, Michigan
Parents: Fred Henry Amon & Nola Dale Purdy Littrell [Divorced 1938]
Disposition: Unrecoverable – Among the 900+ souls still onboard the USS Arizona
Posthumous Awards: Purple Heart, American Defense Service Medal w/Fleet Clasp, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/Star, WWII Victory Medal
Photo and Service information from the Vincent J. Vlach, USN Ret., (USS Arizona Survivor & Ship's Historian) and I. B. Nease, USNR Ret., (USS Arizona Historian) Collections [privately held collections] Other Information, Documents, and/or Photos provided by N. A. Nease [privately held collection] Report of Changes: National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
Information researched and compiled by N. A. Nease. May not be reprinted in any form, other than non-profit educational use, without prior written permission of the author.
