World War II Honoree

John Anthony Dugan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Roderick A. Hosler

Relationship

Son-in-Law

U.S. NAVY, SEAMAN. ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN 1944 AND ATTENDED A SPECIAL BOOT CAMP FOR AIR CREWMEN AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. RECEIVED ADVANCED AIR CREW TRAINING AT THE NAVAL AIR STATIONS AT FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA; MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; MIAMI, FLORIDA AND DETROIT, MICHIGAN. HE SERVED AS AN AIR CREWMAN AND RADIO/RADAR OPERATOR ON THE U.S. NAVY AVENGER, MOTOR TORPEDO BOMBER. AT THE END OF THE WAR HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE NAVAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE AT THE PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, MARYLAND AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JULY, 1946 AS AN AVIATION PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS.