World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Ellsworth Bean
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, RECEIVING BARRACKS NAVAL TRAINING CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION NAVAL BASE NAVY #3245 SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ABOARD USS CHILTON APA-38, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.