Editing Stan Musial (section)

===Sojourn in the U.S. Navy (1945–46)===
Musial enlisted in the United States Navy on January 23, 1945, during World War II. He was initially assigned to non-combat duty at the [[United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge]].<ref>[[#Lan94|Lansche 1994]]: 66</ref> In June 1945, he was assigned to Special Services in [[Hawaii]], and was assigned to a ferry launch unit to bring back damaged ship crews entering [[Pearl Harbor]] where he was able to play baseball every afternoon in the naval base's eight-team league.<ref name="Lansch67">[[#Lan94|Lansche 1994]]: 67</ref> After being granted emergency leave to see his ailing father in January 1946, he was briefly assigned to the [[Philadelphia Navy Yard]] before his honorable discharge from the Navy as a Seaman Second Class in March 1946.<ref name=Lansch67/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/musial_stan.htm |title=Baseball in Wartime. Stan Musial |access-date=July 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710024612/http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/musial_stan.htm |archive-date=July 10, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Musial received the [[United States Navy Memorial|Navy Memorial]]'s [[Lone Sailor Award]], which honors Navy veterans who have excelled in civilian life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.navymemorial.org/previous-lone-sailor-award-recipients |title=Lone Sailor Award Recipients |publisher=United States Navy Memorial |access-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115204414/https://www.navymemorial.org/previous-lone-sailor-award-recipients/ |url-status=live }}</ref>