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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Henry Convery

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS WYOMING, BABBITT, MARBLEHEAD AND THEN ON THE ORIGINAL USS YORKTOWN, WHICH WAS SUNK IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY IN 1942. THE USS HENRY BURKE PICKED THE MEN UP ONLY TO BE SUNK ITSELF. HE BELONGED TO THE OCCUPATION FORCES OF JAPAN.