World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Albert Dove
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Susan M. LaPorte
Relationship
Daughter
HE SERVED AT STATESIDE DUTY STATIONS, THEN FOUGHT ON BOTH TINIAN AND SAIPAN. WOUNDED BY MACHINE GUN FIRE. SENT TO HAWAII TO RECUPERATE AND WAS WITH A MILITARY POLICE UNIT ON KAUAI UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.