World War II Honoree

John Tuck Furness

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Logan, Utah

Honored By

John C. Furness

Relationship

Son

ENTERED SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH; TRAINED AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. SERVED WITH 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FIRST IN THE PHILIPPINES. THEN WENT TO OKINAWA; WOUNDED IN LEG BY MORTAR ROUND. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART. TRANSPORTED TO ARMY HOSPITAL IN HAWAII FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. FOLLOWING RECOVERY, WAS RETURNING TO HIS UNIT AND RECEIVED WORD THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED. ARRIVED ON OKINAWA AUGUST 15, 1945, HONOREE'S BIRTHDAY. JOINED HIS UNIT AND SHIPPED TO KOREA WHERE MILITARY SERVICE WAS COMPLETED.