World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Vincent Cullen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bakersfield, California
Honored By
COL (Ret) Calvin J. Washispack
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM APRIL 1942 THROUGH DECEMBER 1945 ON THE USS ALTAMAHA CVE-18. SHIP BASED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. PERFORMED DUTIES IN THE CORAL SEA, MIDWAY AND PEARL HARBOR ON SUBMARINE PATROL AND TRAINING NAVY PILOTS. AIR CRAFTS ON THE SHIP WERE P-51 AND A-38A.