World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Ballass
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Ballass Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; RECEIVING STATION NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ABOARD USS PC-1177 AND RECEIVING STATION NAVY #926 GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.