World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John F. Bacca
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Raton, New Mexico
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JUNE 5, 1943 UNTIL APRIL 10, 1946. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ESSEX (CV-9). AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 12 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS.