William "Bill" James Mac (Makedonsky)

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Name: William "Bill" James Mac (Makedonsky)
Location of Birth: Dawson, North Dakota
Date of Birth: July 25, 1918
Date of Death: February 11, 1997
Parents: Dimitri Jake Makedonsky & Sophia Makedonsky
High School and Class:
College:
Highest Rank: B1 (Boilermaker First Class Petty Officer)
Branch: Navy
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: December 30, 1940
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: January 26, 1945
Place of Discharge:
Military Awards:

Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: William Makedonsky
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: July 25, 1918
Birth Place: Dawson, North Dakota, USA
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Blandin Paper Co., Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 160
Height: 5-9
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Next of Kin: Jake Makedonsky, father, R.F.D. #2, Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota

Bill Makedonsky entered the U.S. Navy in 1940 and was aboard a ship during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Information in the United States, World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949:
Name: William Makedonsky
Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: December 10, 1940
Enlistment Place: Min Kapolis [Minneapolis]
Description: Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, January 31, 1939 to January 1, 1949, Part 4, November 30, 1940 to June 30, 1941

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: December 30, 1940
Enlistment Place: Minneapolis
Description: Receiving Station, Naval Station, San Diego, California, January 1, 1939 to January 1, 1949, Part 4, January 1, 1942 to June 30, 1942

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: 1941
Description: Air Station, Terminal Island, California, January 31, 1939 to June 1, 1946 (General Detail and Ships Company)

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: September 30, 1944
Description: United States Receiving Station, Bremerton, Washington, January 31, 1939 to January, 1949, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 30, Department 1944 (BELDEN-Z)

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: October 31, 1944
Description: Transport Attack Pre-Commissioning, Receiving Barracks, Seattle, Washington, June 30, 1944 to March 31, 1945, Part 2

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: December 31, 1944
Description: Headquarters (Staff) 9th Naval District, Great Lakes, Illinois, September 2, 1941 to January 1,1949, Part 2

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: December 31, 1944
Description: Naval Receiving Station, Naval Reserve Armory, Chicago, Illinois, October 1, 1944 to July 20, 1946, Decommissioned, Part 1

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: December 31, 1944
Description: Hospital, Seattle, Washington, Decommissioned, August 2, 1942 to September 30, 1947, Part 3: July 1, 1944 to April 30, 1945

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: January 31, 1945
Description: Personnel Separation Center Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, Commissioned; November 17, 1944 to September 1, 1946, Part 1

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: January 31, 1945
Description: Naval Receiving Station, Naval Reserve Armory, Chicago, Illinois, October 1, 1944 to July 20, 1946, Decommissioned, Part 1

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: May 31, 1945
Description: Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, January 31, 1939 to January 1, 1949, Part 77, May 1, 1945 to May 31, 1945

Record Type: Enlistment
Enlistment Date: August 1, 1945
Description: Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, January 31, 1939 to January 1, 1949, Part 80, July 2, 1945 to August 1, 1945

Record Type: Military
Military Date: March 31, 1941
Ship, Station or Activity: Naval Air
Description: Naval Air Station, San Pedro, California
Series Marine Littoral Regiment: A1 135

Record Type: Military
Military Date: March 31, 1941
Ship, Station or Activity: Naval Air
Description: Naval Air Station, Roosevelt Base, Terminal Island, California
Series Marine Littoral Regiment: A1 135

Record Type: Military
Military Date: September 30, 1941, November 3, 1941, December 31, 1941, and March 31, 1942
Ship, Station or Activity: Antares
Ship Number or Designation: T-Akr 294 (Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Cargo Ship)
Series Marine Littoral Regiment: A1 135

Record Type: Military
Military Date: May 5, 1942 and May 12, 1942
Ship, Station or Activity: Wharton
Ship Number or Designation: Ap-7
Series Marine Littoral Regiment: A1 135

Record Type: Military
Military Date: May 20, 1942
Ship, Station or Activity: Antares
Ship Number or Designation: T-Akr 294 (Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-Off Cargo Ship)
Series Marine Littoral Regiment: A1 135

Record Type: Military
Military Date: June, 1942, June 30, 1942, September 30, 1942, December 31, 1942, March 31, 1943, June 19, 1943, June 30, 1943, September 30, 1943, December 31, 1943, March 31, 1944, June 20, 1944, and September 29, 1944
Ship, Station or Activity: Lardner
Ship Number or Designation: Dd-487 (Destroyer)
Series Marine Littoral Regiment: A1 135

Wars Involved:
World War II

MIA / POW:

Civilian Life:
William Makedonsky returned to Grand Rapids after his discharge from the Navy in 1945 and lived there for many years. He then moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado and Hagerman, Idaho, where he had a commercial trout farm. He retired in Medford, Oregon and then moved to Valrico, Florida. Bill changed his last name to "Mac" on his Social Security records in August 1971.

Bill died in Valrico, Florida and his ashes are in Bay Pines National Cemetery, Florida (Section 61, Row 16, Site 28). He is survived by his son, William James Mac, Jr; a dear friend, Frieda Hall; two granddaughters; a brother, George; three sisters, Annie, Martha and Minnie. Preceding him in death were his parents, Sophia in 1977 and Dimitri Jake in 1980; a sister, Mary in April 1986; and a brother Steve in February 1996.

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