Interesting Navy CBM group WW2 Korea

[army historian]

This group of 11 mounted medals belonged to CBM Stephen Bernard Bielik:

212-53-30

Served 6 Nov 1939 to 1 Dec 1959

USS Arkansas BB-33; USS Ranger CV-4 (Atlantic Patrol, and North Africa Campaign);

USS Samuel Chase APA-26; LCT (5) 9^th Flotilla (Sicily, and Italy Campaigns), USS Penetrate AM-271 (Asiatic Pacific);USS Toledo CA-133; USS Nemasket AOG-10 (Korea) was

was also a Naval Recruiter

Awards and Medals:

Navy Good Conduct Medal named “Stephen Bernard Bielik 1942” with 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th award bars.

American Defense Medal with Fleet bar “A” on ribbon CV-4

American Campaign Medal CV-4

Europe Africa, Middle East Campaign Medal with 4 br. Stars

Asiatic Pacific Campaign (no Stars) AM-271 - Alaska

WW 2 Victory Medal All

WW2 Navy Occupation Medal with bar “Asia” CA-133

China Service Medal Extended

National Defense Medal (Korean period)

Korean War Service Medal with 3 br. stars (USS Nemasket AOG-10)

UN Korean Service

Enlisted 6 Nov. 1939 at Springfield, Mass. As A.S.

31 Jan 1940 Transferred to R/S Phil.

29 Feb. 1940 Transferred to USS Wyoming Passenger

31 May 1940 Received on USS Ranger CV-4 from USS Arkansas

31 Jul. 1942 promoted to BM2

13 Feb. 1943 Transferred to USS Samuel Chase temp duty

15 Feb. 1943 Received R/S NORVA (Norfolk, VA)

Mar. 1943 Transferred from Samuel Chase to Oran duty manning port

31 Jul 1943 Transferred to LCT (5) Flotilla 9

31 Aug 1943 Transferred to AATB – Bizerte Tunisia (AATB -- Advanced Amphibious Training Base

31 Mar 1945 Received 5 Feb. 1945 on USS Penetrate AM-271

14 Apr. 1945 to Dispensary Kodiak Alaska

30 Apr 1945 returned to AM-271

21 May 1945 Decom AM-271

27 Oct 1946 received USS Toledo CA-133 Comm. (Plank Owner)

Served on Toledo Dec 1946 to 13 June 1948

13 June 1948 transferred from Yokosuka Japan to San Diego, CA for training in recruitment.

End Musters

Appears to have been in Operation Torch (North Africa – CV-4) and Operation Husky (Sicily campaign LCT (5) Flotilla 9), so far; two Campaign Stars on EAME Medal, He was at Anzio also and appears to be wearing 4 stars.

Name:

Stephen B Bielik

Certificate:

014261

Death Place:

Webster

Death Date:

7 Jan 1990

Birth Place:

Massachusetts

Birth Date:

5 Jul 1917

Mass deaths

Edited December 6, 2013 by army historian

[Rogi]

What a fantastic grouping

Do you know where he was stationed in Korea?

[Paul R]

What a stellar grouping to a man who has seen it all!

[army historian]

Thank you both - yes I really like the 4 extra award bars on the NGC and double row mounting. The photo from the National Personnel Records center was a big plus . He served on the USS Nemasket AOG-10 (gasoline carrier) in Korea (real bad duty) Rogi. George

[turtle]

Impressive medal bar with a nice array of campaign medals!!

[army historian]

Thanks - yes he got about every thing, short of extoics (Antartica, Navy or Armed Forces Expeditionary medals). Geeorge