World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Ballenger
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dunkirk, Maryland
Honored By
Mrs. Martha P. Ballenger
Relationship
Wife
SERVED FROM APRIL 1943 TO FEBRUARY 1947, INVASION OF FRANCE. ARMED GUARD MERCHANT SHIPS. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION CROSSROADS IN BIKINI ATOLL. SHIP REPAIR UNIT IN OKINAWA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY RIBBON.