World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Flipse
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Islip, New York
Honored By
Kay Flipse
Relationship
Wife
Towed vessels to atom bomb site in the Bikini Atoll in Kwajalein and performed rescue operations. Salvage work in Japan, China, Korea, Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Okinawa.