World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Edward Flaherty
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rockland, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Flaherty Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; ABOARD USS S-13 (SS-118); SUBMARINE BASE COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE; SUBMARINE BASE BALBOA, CANAL ZONE; CUB ELEVEN CAMP ALLEN NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; NAVAL LANDING FORCE EQUIPMENT DEPOT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 43 (USS PLUNGER FLAG ALLOWANCE); COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 43 (USS TAMBOR SS-198 FLAGSHIP); COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 161 AND USS CREVALLE SS-291. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.