World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John B. Woodruff
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Columbus, Georgia
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED SERVICE IN 1943 AS AN OFFICER CANDIDATE AT GEORGIA TECH AND EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. GRADUATED FROM MIDSHIPMAN'S SCHOOL AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1944 AND WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AFTER THE WAR AND SERVED UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.