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	49k	Frank Peter Witek was born in Derby, Conn., on 10 December 1921 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at Chicago, III., on 20 January 1942. After training at the Marine Corps Base, San Diego, and at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif., Witek was sent to the forward areas on 5 February 1943. During the campaign for the Marianas, Private 1st Class Witek won a posthumous Medal of Honor "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life, above and beyond the call of duty." When fire from well-camouflaged Japanese positions surprised and halted the advance of his rifle company during the Battle of Lingayen, at Guam, on 3 August 1944, Private Witek daringly remained standing, emptying a full magazine from his automatic rifle into a depression sheltering Japanese troops, killing eight of the enemy and allowing his own men to take cover. During his platoon's withdrawal to consolidate their lines, Witek remained behind, guarding a severely wounded comrade, courageously returning the Japanese fire until stretcher bearers arrived. He then covered the evacuation with sustained automatic rifle fire as he moved backward toward his own lines. Later, when his platoon was again pinned down by a Japanese machine gun, Witek, on his own initiative, boldly moved forward ahead of the reinforcing tanks and infantry, alternately throwing hand grenades and firing as he advanced to within five to 10 yards of the enemy position. He destroyed the gun and an additional eight Japanese, before he was hit and killed by a rifleman's bullet. Photo from the USMC History Division.		Bill Gonyo
	126k	Undated, location unknown.		Terry Newell 54-57 (USN-RET)
	56k	USS Witek (DD-848) underway, location unknown. She is armed with 4 5"/38 guns and is fitted with a new type of propulsion system known as "pumpjets". Two of these units replaced the ship's normal propellers which makes the ship quieter. Photo official USN from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1960-61 Edition.		Robert Hurst
	189k	USS Witek (EDD-848) underway on 10 March 1955. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-1013370.		Mike Green
	53k	USS Witek (DD-848), the only jet-propelled warship in the world underway circa 1959. Photo courtesy "Our Navy".		Robert Hurst
	178k	December 1959 in drydock at Boston as an EDD, showing experimental pump jet propulsion system.		Ed Zajkowski
	82k	As above. Photo courtesy "Our Navy".		Robert Hurst
	76k	As above. Photo courtesy "Our Navy".		Robert Hurst
	399k	Boston Naval Shipyard, July 4 1961. Fred T. Berry DD-858 undergoing FRAM overhaul moored alongside.		© Richard Leonhardt
	47k	Boston Harbor, September 1963		© Richard Leonhardt
	36k	Boston, September 1963		© Richard Leonhardt
	45k	Atlantic, January 1967		© Richard Leonhardt
	30k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	37k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	40k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski

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