World War II Honoree

John Kain Fogg

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Honored By

Valerie A. Fogg

Relationship

Widow

AS AN AEROGRAPHERS MATE JOHN K. FOGG WAS ASSIGNED TO BOGOSLOF ISLAND IN THE ALEUTIANS WHERE HE TOOK WEATHER OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSES WHICH HE RELAYED TO THE NAVAL COMMAND. THESE REPORTS WERE VITAL FOR NAVAL AND AIRCRAFT MISSIONS. HE ALSO REPORTED THE SIGHTING OF A JAPANESE SUBMARINE CIRCLING THE ISLAND. AFTER RECEIVING HIS COMMISSION IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY HE WAS SENT TO KWAJALEIN ATOLL IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. ENSIGN FOGG'S RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO ENSURE HIS MEN WERE PROVIDING ACCURATE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS, ANALYSES & DETAILED ROUTE FORECASTS FOR ALL TRANSIENT NAVY & MARINE FLIGHTS. KWAJALEIN WAS THE CROSSROADS FOR FLIGHTS TO & FROM HAWAII AND THE US TO THE EAST; AND TOKYO, GUAM, SHANGHAI & THE SOUTH PACIFIC TO THE WEST. HE THEN SERVED THE NAVY AS THE METEOROLOGIST AT ROGERS FIELD AND HONOLULU, THE MAJOR RUNWAY THERE WAS SHARED WITH THE ARMY AIR CORP HICKAM FIELD.