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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John Porter Gray

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Columbia, Missouri

Honored By

John Peterson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOR HIS HEROISM, AND SHARED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AWARDED TO TORPEDO SQUADRON EIGHT FOR ITS ACTIONS IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. THE U.S. NAVY DESTROYER ESCORT USS JOHN P. GRAY DE-673 WAS NAMED FOR HIM.