World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Sparks Porter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Porter Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; LARGE SHIP PRE-COMMISSIONING TRAINING CENTER, NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; ABOARD USS HUNTINGTON CL-107; AND RECEIVING STATION, NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.