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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John J. Harper

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

San Angelo, Texas

Honored By

Joe Fields

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1942, TRAINED IN TEXAS, NEW YORK, AND VIRGINIA. SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE ON THE USS LST-616, AND THE USS BULL APD-78 IN THE EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON WITH ONE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS. DISCHARGED IN 1946.