World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Walter Hennessey
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lynn, Massachusetts
Honored By
Joyce Hennessey
Relationship
Daughter
PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY AS A SEABEE. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH AUGUST 6, 1944 UNDER ENEMY FIRE. ENTERED PARIS IN THE FIRST DAYS OF ITS LIBERATION DURING FIERCE FIGHTING. AFTER V-E DAY, SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE IN OKINAWA AND SAW COMBAT THERE AS WELL.