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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

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

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.