World War II Honoree

John Champa

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Niantic, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION SOUTH ANNEX NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ABOARD USS ARKANSAS BB-33, RECEIVING STATION SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NAVY YARD ANNEX TOMPKINSVILLE, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC- PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.