World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Pennington Warter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kearny, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE HAD TRAINED AS A NAVY AVIATOR WHILE AT PRINCETON, BUT HE WAS ENLISTED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE MEDICAL CORPS, SERVING IN NORTH CAROLINA, SAN DIEGO AND, FINALLY, AT ST. ALBANS HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK BEFORE RECEIVING AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.