Military History of Norman William REACH (1921-1983): Essex Co., NJ Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Reach Corsman . ****************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non- commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ****************************************************************** Norman William Reach born 1921 died 1983 WW2 Torpedoman 1c (T) V6 USNR 23 Weaver Ave Bloomfield NJ Service (vessels and stations served on): NRNY NSNTS Great Lakes, ILL USNTS Newport, RI S/M Base New London, Conn USS Searaven Pacific Ocean USS Plunger- com Sub Div 43 PSC Lido Beach Henry Bergh when it sunk in 1944 Ratings Held: AS, TM3c, TM2c, TM1c (T) Torpedo man = TM Dated inlisted 9-3-42 Date seperated 10-1-45 Served in the Pacific and has participated in the south and central Pacific. I am happy to share newspaper articals and websites about the Henry Bergh sinking. askorsman@cs.com Korean War Norman William Reach Date of Active duty May 14 1951 Date of seperation Dec 16 1952 Honorable discharge Service vessel: USS Bowfin (SS287) now a museum in Pearl Harbor