World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Brooks Faulkner
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sprague, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, FLEET SCHOOL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ABOARD USS BUSHNELL AS-15, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 142, USS CAVALLA SS-244, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 221, USS TUNA SS-203, USS THRESHER SS-200 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.