World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Arnold Cranston, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Cranston, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATIONS ABOARD COAST GUARD CUTTER CAMPBELL WPG-32, COAST GUARD CUTTER BOUTWELL WPC-130, USS NANTICOKE AOG-66 AND COAST GUARD CUTTER NOURMAHAL WPG-122. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.