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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John R. Connelly

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Omaha, Nebraska

Honored By

Mac Connelly

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RADARMAN 3RD CLASS. ENLISTED JUNE 1945 IN OMAHA. TRAINED AT MANHATTAN BEACH TRAINING STATION IN BROOKLYN. GRADUATED RADAR TRAINING IN SAN DIEGO IN DECEMBER 1945. ASSIGNED TO THE USS ORLANDO (PF-99) IN FEBRUARY 1946. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN MAY 1946. MEDALS: AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN MEDAL (1941-1945), ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE CAMPAIGN MEDAL (1941-1945).