World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Edward Gribbin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fitchville, Connecticut
Honored By
The Gribbin Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER CAMP ELLIOTT, CALIFORNIA, LANDING CRAFT SCHOOL PACIFIC, CALIFORNIA, WAIPIO AMPHIBIOUS OPERATING BASE OAHU, HAWAII, USS GRAFTON APA-109, RECEIVING STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.