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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James J. Fass

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Flushing, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN 1943 AND SERVED AS AN AVIATION METALSMITH 3RD CLASS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS PRINCETON. THE PRINCETON WAS BOMBED BY AIR BY THE JAPANESE IN THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, OCTOBER 24, 1944 AND SUNK. RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL.