World War II Honoree

John Claiborne Cash

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oceanside, California

Honored By

Steve Didio

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN DECEMBER 1939, AND WAS SERVING AS A RADIOMAN ABOARD USS HOPKINS DMS-13, HOME-PORTED IN HAWAII, AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. LATER IN WWII, HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS HORNET CV-12. HIS MILITARY DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 10 STARS. HE RETIRED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE.