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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John F. Mooney

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Glenside, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Teresa Gibbons

Relationship

Family Friend

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Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM MAY 1942-OCTOBER 1949 AS FIRST CLASS MATE ABOARD THE USS INDEPENDENCE CVL-22 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC SEAS. RESPONSIBLE FOR NAVAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. POST-WAR ASSIGNED TO ATOMIC BOMB TESTING SITE, BIKINI ISLAND. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BATTLE STARS, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.