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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Potts Wendell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Warren, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN THE DAY AFTER PEARL HARBOR IN 1941 AND BECAME OFFICER-IN-COMMAND OF A GUN CREW ON A LIBERTY SHIP IN THE PERSIAN GULF. HE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT AND SERVED AS GUNNERY OFFICER ON A DESTROYER ESCORT IN THE ATLANTIC UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.