World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Willard Purcell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, ABOARD USS OTTAWA AKA-101, USS LOUISVILLE CA-28 AND USS SOUTH DAKOTA BB-57. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.