Military Veterans

Jimmie D. Linder

Brick Location

Eagle Side

Panel Number

11A

Biography

Jimmie D. Linder served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. His ship was the USS Bottineau.

USS Bottineau (APA-235) was a Haskell-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II.

Bottineau was named after Bottineau County, North Dakota. She was launched on 22 November 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding of Vancouver, Washington, under aMaritime Commission contract; transferred to the Navy 30 December, and commissioned the same day, Captain H. B. Edgar in command.

Reporting to the Pacific Fleet, Bottineau carried a cargo of ammunition to Pearl Harbor during March 1945. Departing Pearl Harbor 9 April she carried replacement troops to Saipan, Marianas Islands, and evacuated casualties from Okinawa before returning to the United States on 10 June 1945. She then carried replacementtroops to the Philippines and returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for the invasion of Japan.

Branch:

U.S. Navy

Years

World War II

Duty

USS Bottineau

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