World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Douris, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945. HE WAS DISCHARGED AFTER, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE SHIPS HE WAS SERVING ON WERE HIT BY ENEMY TORPEDO FIRE. WHILE ARMING HIS POST AS A MACHINE GUNNER, HE WAS BLOWN INTO THE WATER AND SUSTAINED SHRAPNEL INJURIES.