World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Robert Chappell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisiana, Missouri
Honored By
Billie Ruth Shaffner Chappell, Rebecca Cusick, Janice Wells, Bobbie Dahlgren
Relationship
Wife & Daughters
GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY IN JUNE 1944. SERVED ON THE NORTHAMPTON CLASS HEAVY CRUISER USS CHESTER CA-27 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DURING WWII. PARTICIPATED IN NAVAL OPERATIONS OFF OF WAKE ISLAND, ENIWETOK, SAIPAN, MARCUS ISLANDS, LEYTE GULF, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND THE OCCUPATION OF THE JAPANESE HOME ISLANDS.