World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Patrick Concannon
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Amityville, New York
Honored By
USS Hansford Association
Relationship
Shipmate
FOLLOWING AN EARLIER INVASION (THE INVASION OF TARAWA), JIM WAS A MEMBER OF THE USS HANSFORD BEACH PARTY THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ASSAULT LANDING ON IWO JIMA; THE INVASION OF OKINAWA; THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES; AND THE SURRENDER AND OCCUPATION OF JAPAN.