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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John B. Whitehead

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Rockford, Illinois

Honored By

Beverley Whitehead

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

COMMISSIONED FROM NROTC UNIT AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, FEBRUARY 1944. SERVED ON USS PGM-32 IN OKINAWA AREA DESTROYING SWEPT MINES. ONE OF FIRST INTO TOKYO BAY BEFORE MAJOR SHIPS ENTERED. DISCHARGED JUNE 1946.