Michael H. Horodysky
Lieutenant, U.S. Maritime Service
Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine before, during, and after World War II

Michael H. Horodysky 1945
Michael H. Horodysky 1945

Born November 11, 1917, Monessen, Pennsylvania
Died February 6, 1980, Boca Raton, Florida

Mediterranean Middle East War Zone Medal

 Atlantic War Zone Medal

 World War II Victory Medal
Mediterranean Middle East War Zone Medal Atlantic War Zone Medal World War II
Victory Medal

Merchant Marine Combat Bar
Merchant Marine Combat Bar
Under enemy attack during the North African Invasion and Murmansk Run

Service Record
Ship Rating Voyage Master From To
Mevania Messman coastwise P.A. Johnson 9/14/42, NY 10/30/42, NY
Daniel Carroll Ass't Cook North African Invasion K.W. Ren 11/16/42, NY 12/15/42, NY
James Bowie OS, AB foreign A.J. Blaustroud 5/17/43, NY 8/11/43, Baltimore
George Vickers AB foreign Thomas C. Brown 2/29/44, NY 4/28/44, Montevideo
Adolph Sutro OS foreign John Larsen 7/21/44, Montevideo 9/20/44, NY
USO Victory OS/ Deck Maintenance Murmansk Convoy JW62 - RA63 L.M. Maranges 10/12/44, NY 3/30/45
N. Bergen, NJ
U.S. Maritime Service Officer Candidate
Section 6202D
Section 6303D		 Fort Trumbull, Conn. Training Ship American Mariner 4/15/45 10/30/45
Antioch Victory Jr. 3rd Mate foreign S.U. Ford 11/7/45, NY 11/30/45, NY
Michael Moran Acting 2nd Mate foreign & coastwise J.W. Garner 1/1/46, Galveston 6/3/46, New Orleans
Mormacisle Third Mate foreign & coastwise P.W. Atkinson 6/27/46, Pascagoula, Miss 9/10/46, Boston
John Sullivan Second Mate foreign A. J. Anderson
F.W. Peterson		 12/23/46, Philadelphia 6/1/47, Newport News
Eastern Guide Third Mate foreign F.A. Santina 6/24/47, NY 9/4/47
George Uhler Second Mate foreign & coastwise F.C. Hudgins 10/2/47, NY 2/11/48, NY

USMS ID card Fort Trumbull
War Shipping Administration Training Organization
United States Maritime Service Identification Card
CBM (a) [Chief Boatswain Mate (acting)]
Service No. 4503-01127
Fort Trumbull Officer's Training School, Connecticut, 1945

Mike retired from the sea in 1948. He and his wife Ida owned and operated a Western Auto Store in Toms River, New Jersey, until their retirement to Boca Raton, Florida.