World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Orion Glennie
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Elgin, Illinois
Honored By
The Glennie Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH COMMANDER FLEET ACTIVITY YOKOSUKA, JAPAN. RECEIVING STATION SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, ABOARD USS LYON AP-71, RECEIVING STATION ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; USS PORTSMOUTH CL-102 AND RECEIVING STATION WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.