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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Winthrop Wall

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Providence, Rhode Island

Honored By

Grandchildren

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Activity During WWII

ATTENDED YALE UNIVERSITY FROM 1943-1945 THROUGH THE NAVY V12 PROGRAM, RECEIVING HIS COMMISSION UPON GRADUATION. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STATIONED IN MANILA AND SUBIC BAYS FROM 1945-1946 AS THE COMMANDER OF A LANDING CRAFT, TANK (LCT) FERRYING JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHO WERE BEING RETURNED TO JAPAN.