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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Joseph Hoban

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Peabody, Massachusetts

Honored By

Mary Ellen Hoban Thoene

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN JANUARY 1942 AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. ASSIGNED TO SOUTH DAKOTA AND WAS DEPLOYED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC. RETURNED TO NEW YORK IN DECEMBER 1943 TO HAVE DAMAGE REPAIRED. NEXT DUTY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC (1943). TRANSFERRED TO OIL TANKER. FINISHED TOUR OF DUTY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ON THE USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) AIRCRAFT CARRIER; SEPTEMBER 1945 WHEN WAR ENDED. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY OCTOBER 1945.