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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Stanley Grala

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Old Forge, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 9 JUNE 1943 AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK. SEA SERVICE FROM 10 SEPTEMBER 1943 TO 5 JUNE 1944 AS PART OF THE NAVAL ARMED GUARD ABOARD LIBERTY SHIP SS PHILIP SCHUYLER (HULL 0181), THEN FROM 15 JUNE 1944 TO 30 MAY 1945 ABOARD LIBERTY SHIP SS JOHN STEVENS (HULL 0330). FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 8 JULY 1945 TO 15 OCTOBER 1945 ON OKINAWA, THEN POST-WAR SEA SERVICE FROM 15 OCTOBER 1945 TO 20 NOVEMBER 1945 ABOARD USS ENDICOTT (DMS-35) CLEARING THE YELLOW SEA OF NAVAL MINES. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 7 DECEMBER 1945 AT SAMPSON, NEW YORK.