World War II Honoree

John J. Healy, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN 1943 DURING WWII. HE SERVED AS A MEDICAL CORPSMAN ON GUAM AND TREATED MANY OF THE 317 SURVIVORS OF THE 1,197 MAN CREW OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS WHICH WAS TORPEDOED BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE AFTER DROPPING OFF PARTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB THAT WAS LATER DROPPED ON THE JAPANESE HOMELAND. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON APRIL 3, 1946.