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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Richard Nolan

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania

Honored By

His Children

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Activity During WWII

TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO JOIN THE COAST GUARD BUT WAS NEEDED MORE AS A COAL MINER. FINALLY AT THE AGE OF 23, HE WENT TO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND SIGNED UP. HE WAS A SONARMAN 3RD CLASS, HE SERVED IN MANY PLACES FROM 1943 TO 1945. HE WAS STATIONED IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY; NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE; GREENLAND AND NEWFOUNDLAND.