World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James A. O'Hara, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
Casey J. O'Connor
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ON LST 395. INVOLVED IN MOST MAJOR PACIFIC BATTLES 1943-1945. TRANSPORTED LIEUTENANT JOHN F. KENNEDY AND ENSIGN TOMS FROM RENDOVA ABOARD LST 395 AFTER PT-109 WAS RAMMED BY JAPANESE DESTROYER IN AUGUST 1943.