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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James H. Fagan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Dr. Esther Fagan

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ONE WEEK AFTER GRADUATION FOR MEDICAL COLLEGE IN MAY 1942, HE HAD HOSPITAL DUTY IN RHODE ISLAND FOR A YEAR. THEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO SAN DIEGO TO JOIN A CREW AS A MEDICAL OFFICER ON THE DESTROYER USS IRWIN DD-794. IN AN ARENA NEAR JAPAN, HIS SHIP AND CREW SURVIVED.