World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John J. Crimmins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rockaway Beach, New York
Honored By
Dorothy A. Crimmins
Relationship
Wife
Was in the 11th Airborne in the Pacific Theater -- battles of New Guinea, Leyte, and the Philippines where he received the Purple Heart on December 7, 1944.