World War II Honoree

John F. Conway

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Newton, Massachusetts

Honored By

Anne Conway Stevens

Relationship

Daughter

USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41, SOUTH PACIFIC. OPERATIONS AGAINST KISKA ISLAND IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND THE CAPTURE OF THE GILBERT ISLANDS. PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPTURE OF KWAJALEIN AND BOMBARDED JAPANESE HELD ISLANDS. PART OF THE FORCE THAT INVADED PELELIU AND LEYTE AND DEFEATED A JAPANESE TASK FORCE IN THE BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT. PROVIDED GUNFIRE SUPPORT FOR THE LINGAYEN LANDINGS AND FOR THE CONQUEST OF OKINAWA. THE USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41 WAS DAMAGED BY SUICIDE PLANES IN BOTH OPERATIONS. PRESENT IN TOKYO BAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1945.