World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Everett Purdue
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bluefield, West Virginia
Honored By
Michael Bellinger
Relationship
Family Friend
SERVED ON THE USS BROOKLYN CL-40, 6TH DIVISION. MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WAS A GUNNER ON A 5-INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. SAW ACTION IN THE INVASIONS OF NORTH AFRICA 1942; SICILY 1943; ANZIO 1944 AND SOUTHERN FRANCE 1944. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 5, 1945.