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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright V

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

A Grateful Nation

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MASTER, SS BUSHROD WASHINGTON AND SS LAKELAND VICTORY. AS NAVAL COMMANDER OF LANDING OPERATIONS IN SALERNO, ITALY SEPTEMBER 14, 1943, HE DETERMINEDLY LABORED FOR 9 DAYS TO DELIVER HIS DAMAGED SHIP'S CRITICAL CARGO TO SHORE AND LATER TOWED HIS SHIP TO BIZERTE, TUNISIA, FOR REPAIRS. FOR HIS UNFALTERING COURAGE, INDOMITABLE DETERMINATION, AND EXPERT SEAMANSHIP IN ACCOMPLISHING HIS MISSIONS UNDER TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES, COMMANDER WAINWRIGHT WAS AWARDED THE MERCHANT MARINE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL.