World War II Honoree

John Haas

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hamburg, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

HE WAS AMONG MANY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN WWII. AFTER INITIAL SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, SERVED AS A SEABEE IN THE EMBATTLED PACIFIC THEATER. ALSO FOUGHT AT AND WAS WOUNDED DURING THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA IN EARLY 1945. HIS DEDICATION AND MANY CONTRIBUTIONS, HELPED TO LIBERATE MANY PEOPLE AND LANDS FROM OCCUPATION BY THE JAPANESE EMPIRE.