World War II Honoree

John D. Conway

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Vernon, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

HE WAS ONE OF TWO SONS IN HIS FAMILY WHO SERVED IN WWII. ENTERED SERVICE LATE IN 1940, HE SERVED INITIALLY IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, THEN DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN EARLY 1944. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 87TH CHEMICAL MORTAR BATTALION AND FOUGHT IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE. HIS DEDICATION, HEROISM AND PERSONAL VALOR HELPED TO FREE COUNTLESS PEOPLE AND LANDS FROM OCCUPATION BY THE AXIS POWERS.