Rank and Name, Lieutenant Junior Grade John Stanton Ireland.
Unit/Placed in, Composite Squadron 19 (VC-19). United States Naval Reserve.
John is born on 8 Dec. 1920 in Kern County, California.
Father, Monroe Sevier Ireland.
Mother, Helen Christin (Shackelton) Iereland.
Brother(s), Robert Delmon Ireland.
John enlisted the service in California with service number # 0-156428.
John died during a Night Landing on The USS Guadalcanal on touchdown his Wheels hit first, but missed the safety wire and he bounced over the Portside with his Crew, the Gunner was rescued on 26 July 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
John is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2V4-329
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