World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John B. Dressen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Mr. Stanton D. Gayle
SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER FOR THE ENTIRE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN MANY MAJOR SOUTH PACIFIC BATTLES. SERVED FROM 1940-1946, THEN RETIRED FROM THE NAVY RESERVES IN 1975. RECEIVED SEVERAL CITATIONS AND WAS BURIED AT SEA BY THE NAVY IN 1990.