World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John C. West, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Saratoga Springs, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett USN (ret)
Relationship
Fellow Navyman and Saratogian
SERVED ABOARD THE USS MISSOURI BB-63 AND WAS ON BOARD THE SHIP SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 AND WITNESSED THE CEREMONY FOR THE SIGNING OF THE FORMAL INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER OF JAPAN TO THE ALLIED FORCES, ENDING THE WAR.