World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Patrick Daniels
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
John Peterson
IN 1943, HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE, SERVING UNTIL 1946, ATTAINING THE RANK OF QUARTERMASTER/A.B./LIFE BOATMAN. FOR HIS SERVICE IN WWII, HE EARNED THE NORTH ATLANTIC SERVICE BAR: 2 BATTLE STARS, MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE BAR: 2 BATTLE STARS, PACIFIC SERVICE BAR, U.S. MERCHANT MARINE VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AND THE 1945 DIPLOME FRENCH GOVERNMENT AWARD FOR THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE. HE ALSO RECEIVED A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FOR COMBAT FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.