Traw
Traw may refer to: *London Lewis Traw, United States Marine Corps sergeant killed in action during World War II *USS Traw (DE-350), United States Navy destroyer escort named for Traw *traW, one kind of protein encoded by transfer genes *Dialect of the Cua language (Mon-Khmer) {{disambig ...
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London Lewis Traw
USS ''Traw'' (DE-350) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1968. Namesake London Lewis Traw was born on 1 April 1903 in Pocahontas, Arkansas. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 15 December 1924 and, in the course of a career which spanned 18 years, achieved the rank of Sergeant, platoon sergeant. He served with the Marine Detachment on board for his first term of service before going into the Reserves in 1928. Returning to active duty in late 1931, Private First Class Traw served in China from August 1936 until February 1938, during which time he was promoted to Corporal#United States, Corporal and then Platoon sergeant. Following a posting to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay between December 1940 and April 1941, Platoon sergeant Traw deployed with the 1st Marine Division (United States), First Marine Division for service in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific in early 1942. Following the 7 August 1942 landin ...
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