World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Breen Foley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Worcester, Massachusetts
Honored By
Peter Foley
Relationship
Son
SERVED 4 YEARS. SERVED AS ENGINEERING OFFICER ON USS TERCEL AM-386 AS MINESWEEPER. GRADUATED FROM NAVAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. THE SHIP WAS UNDERWAY TO PACIFIC TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANNED INVASION OF JAPANESE ISLANDS, WHEN V-J DAY ARRIVED.