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John Elliott Mooney


World War II · US Navy · Lieutenant Commander

Rank: Lieutenant Commander
United States of America
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Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington DCAdded by: Omer Ferguson Divers JrT-28 Trojan, BuNo 137796, memorial near the US Naval Air Station main gate, the last T-28 in the Training Command, retired March 1984.
JackUSNFltsc.jpgAdded by: Omer Ferguson Divers JrJackUSNFltsc.jpg Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington DC ~ 1942
Jack at end of war copy.jpgAdded by: Omer Ferguson Divers JrJack at end of war copy.jpg LCDR John Eliott Mooney USN Ret serviced during WW 2 and Korea Conflict, 19 Jan 1942 - 31 Jan 1962 born 8 Aug 1918 in Washington, DC 8 Aug 1918 died 11 Apr 1998 San Diego, California. Interment at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section MA Site 129-A. John was one of the first five men to step foot on Japanese soil after they surrendered and was on the USS Detroit at the signing of the Peace Treaty. He taught English at Annapolis. Picture taken about 1943.
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USSDetroit copy.jpgAdded by: Omer Ferguson Divers JrUSSDetroit copy.jpg Namesake: Detroit, Michigan Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Laid down: 10 November 1920 Launched: 29 June 1922 Commissioned: 31 July 1923 Decommissioned: 11 January 1946 Fate: Sold for scrap 27 February 1946
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