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North
High School Wall of Honor
Edward Oran Lang
Class of June, 1957 |
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Research done by Claradell Shedd, class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS |
| Edward Oran Lang |
Ed graduated
from North High in June, 1957. Enlisted in the US Navy in Des
Moines, IA. At the time of his enlistment, he was single with
no dependents. At the time, his next of kin was Mrs. and Mrs.Oran
Edward Lang, 4140 11th Street, Des Moines, IA. His service number
is 9736671.
Ed's duty was in the US Navy, serving in
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| photo of Ed |
photo of Ed |
| Ed Lang during
service in field |
Ed
Lang during service in field |
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| Edward Oran Lang |
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| Year |
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Rank |
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Status |
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| June, 1957 |
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x |
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Graduated from North High,
Des Moines, IA |
| date |
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US Navy/Rank |
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Enlisted in Des Moines, IA. |
| June, 1957
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x |
US Navy |
x |
Train to Great Lakes,
IL for boot training. Seaman Apprentice/2 stripes |
| August, 1957 |
x |
US Navy |
x |
Bus to Norfolk, VA for Radio School.
Walked to pier and saw the USS Iowa and USS Des Moines (cruiser) |
| 1958 |
x |
US Navy |
x |
6th Fleet in Norfolk, VA. |
| August, 1961 |
x |
US Navy/2nd
Class
Radioman |
x |
Discharged in Newport, RI. USS Mills
DER-383. Radar picket ship. From Newport RI in picket line to
UK. Radar detection across Atlantic. Radioed aircraft somewhere
in South Carolina, to NORAD in Colorado Springs for site detection. |
| Ausut, 1961 |
x |
Traveling |
x |
Hitchhiked back to Des Moines, IA.
Took a week. |
| September 1, 1962 |
x |
Family |
x |
Married Linda Lou Wallace (NHS,
1959) at St Theresa's Catholic Church. |
| 1978 |
x |
x |
x |
Transfered with Eastman Kodak from
Des Moines to Michigan |
| 1999 |
x |
Employment |
x |
In film processing, Iowa Film Finishing,
Des Moines, IA. 6th and High, Des Moines, IA. Fox Photo, San Antonio,
TX, and then retired from Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY for 41
years. |
| aft 1999 |
x |
Retirement |
x |
In Michigan |
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USSMills (DER-383)
After installation of additional radar and electronic equipment and
enlargement of her superstructure at Boston Naval Shipyard, Mills was
reclassified DER-383 and recommissioned 3 October 1957, Lt. Comdr. Joseph
E. Feaster in command. Assigned as a radar picket of the North American
Continental Air Defense System to deter surprise attack by locating
and reporting aircraft headed toward North America, Mills sailed 3 April
1958 from Newport, Rhode Island, for Argentia, Newfoundland, to begin
her first picket. She made 17 subsequent 3 to 4 week pickets on the
barrier stretching from Newfoundland to the Azores through 28 July 1961,
as well as one off the southeast coast of the United States. Between
28 August 1961 and the end of 1963, Mills served primarily on the new
Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom Barrier designed to extend protection
to the NATO allies. |
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| USS Mills (DER-383)
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| USS Mills (DER-383)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons |
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Precedence
of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon
Second Row: Navy Expeditionary Medal; China Service Medal; American
Campaign Medal
Third Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; European-Africa-Middle
East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star;
World War II Victory Medal
Fourth Row: National Defense Service Medal; Antarctica Service
Ribbon; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
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| Photo of Ed in uniform |
| caption |
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Edward
Oran Lang
Seaman Apprentice
US Navy
)
Medals/Badges Conferred
TBD |
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| 06/09/17.
Residing in Michigan. |
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