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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Thomas Heaphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Schenectady, New York

Honored By

Hayden Heaphy

Relationship

Brother

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED JANUARY 1942 THROUGH OCTOBER 1945; MORTAR MAN. TRAINED AT PARRIS ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND HAWAII. BATTLE ACTION -- SAIPAN 1944 AND OKINAWA 1945. WOUNDED IN ACTION JUNE 1944, PURPLE HEART. BORN DECEMBER 16, 1920; DIED OCTOBER 22, 2000. BURIED SARATOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY.