My dad was on the USS Neches, the most decorated Fleet Oiler in WWII, first oiler in Tokyo Bay, and the 14th ship overall. They’re last port before that was what had been Nagasaki. He and I were aboard the Mighty Mo on the 30th anniversary of the surrender.
My Dad served on the U.S.S. Dixie from ‘43-’45. He was a third class petty officer and spent the war rebuilding and servicing torpedoes. They were in a huge typhoon at one point and got liberty in Shanghai toward the end of the war. He passed in 2007 at age 81.