World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John J. Flening, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
John J. Flening, Jr.
HE WAS IN THE EUROPEAN AND THE PACIFIC THEATRES. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BATTLE STAR AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH 1 BATTLE STAR, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. PARTICIPATED IN THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN. SERVED DECEMBER 1942 TO JANUARY 1947. HE WAS IN THE 7TH BEACH BATTALION. SERVED ON THE USS KINGSBURY APA-177 AND THE USS PCE-904.