Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John E. Waite

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Little Neck, New York

Honored By

John E. Waite

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN U.S. COAST GUARD IN JULY 1942. AS A FIREMAN, SERVED ON COASTAL ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL VESSEL AND ALSO ON ATLANTIC WEATHER PATROL SHIPS. COMMISSIONED ENSIGN IN DECEMBER 1943 AT THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY; AS ENSIGN AND LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE). SERVED AS ENGINEERING OFFICER OF LST 792. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLES OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. EARNED 2 BATTLE STARS. RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN MAY 1946.