World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
John G. Cockeram
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Boatswain’s Mate Second Class. Inducted into the United States Navy July 5, 1939 at New York City, New York. He completed basic military training at the U.S. Naval Training Station Newport, Rhode Island. Upon his graduation from boot camp, he was transferred to an unknown U.S. Navy Warship for duty. Sunday, November 26, 1944 he was reported missing in action or buried at sea Location: Atlantic Theater of Operations. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at the East Coast Memorial Location: New York City, New York. In his Memory and Honor, this American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.