World War II Honoree

John Albert Hjort

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Groton, Connecticut

Honored By

Maria Eleanor Hjort

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN THE U.S. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; WENTWORTH INSTITUTE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; ADVANCE NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL TREASURE ISLAND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT ADVANCE BASE IROQUOIS POINT OAHU, HAWAII AND RECEIVING STATION PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.