World War II Honoree

John Edwin Hendrick

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hardinsburg, Kentucky

Honored By

Family

MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS(T), U.S. NAVAL RESERVES. ENLISTED ON NOVEMBER 2, 1942. RECEIVED THE RATINGS OF APPRENTICE SEAMAN, FIREMAN 3RD CLASS, FIREMAN 1ST CLASS, MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS, MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS AND MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH 3 STARS, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON DECEMBER 17, 1945 FROM THE NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH A CERTIFICATE AWARDED AS A TESTIMONIAL OF FIDELITY AND OBEDIENCE.