World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Henry Birkett
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fall River, Massachusetts
Honored By
S. Zitano
Relationship
Grandson
ENTERED AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND ON OCTOBER 1, 1940. SERVED AT SUB BASE GUAM AND ON THE DESTROYERS, USS GHERARDI, USS EBERLE. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL.