World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Francis Guthrie
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Honored By
John F. Guthrie, Jr.
Relationship
Son
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING CONVOYS. FIRST RAN CONVOYS FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO NEW YORK, THEN TOOK THE INVASION CONVOY TO ITALY, THEN TOOK THE INVASION CONVOY OVER TO JAPAN, RETURNING WITH THE FIRST RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR. HE ALSO TAUGHT CONVOY OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES AT THE NAVAL COLLEGE IN MIAMI.