World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John H. Cropley, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Swampscott, Massachusetts
Honored By
Nancy M. Backstrom
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1940. WAS ASSIGNED TO GREENLAND FOR THE DURATION OF HIS ENLISTMENT. HIS RELIEF TRANSPORT SHIP WAS THE USS DORCHESTER WHICH WAS SUNK OFF OF GREENLAND IN 1943. DISCHARGED IN SUMMER OF 1943.