World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Thomas Hannon
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rockaway, New Jersey
Honored By
The Hannon Family
Relationship
Wife & Family
HE WAS IN THE V-12 PROGRAM DURING HIS JUNIOR YEAR AT YALE UNIVERSITY. HAD OFFICER TRAINING AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AS A NAVIGATOR ON A LANDING SHIP DOCK (LSD). NEAR THE END OF THE WAR, HE SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED HIS SHIP THROUGH A LARGE TYPHOON TO OKINAWA, SHORTLY AFTER THE BATTLE THERE.