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Birth Place: Tewksbury, Massachusettes - Death Place: San Diego, San Diego, California
John H. McCarron joined the Naval Reserve Unit in Lynn, Mass. in 1936. He enlisted full time in September 1937. He received recruit training Company 9 RTC Newport, Rhode Island. John was assigned to the USS ARIZONA after transit Panama Canal in USS Henderson.
7 December 1941 was a gunners mate second class as gun captain 5"/25 AA MS#7. John says his guardian angel insured his survival that day. Wounds received were minor in nature.
John married his high school sweetheart while on leave in October 1941. They are still going strong after 58 years.
They have two wonderful children - son and daughter, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Picture at right was taken in 1988 at ribbon cutting ceremony in Hawaii of USS Missouri.
Received Honorable Discharge after 32 years Navy and 1 1/2 years Navy Res. and loved every instant of it!
Served on following ships:
USS ARIZONA
USS LAMBERTO
USS MANCHESTER
USS MISSOURI
USS YOSEMITE
USS BENINGTON
Graduate of the following
Navy schools:
MACHINE GUN SCHOOL
SHORE FIRE-CONTROL SCHOOL
CL "B" GUNNERS MATE
NUCWEPS SCHOOL
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Shore duty assignments:
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
RTC BAINBRIDGE, MD
CL "C" GUNNERS MATE SCHOOL
NAD OAHU, HAWAII
AMMO DEPOT
NWTCP NO. IS. CA.
Medals:
PURPLE HEART
GOOD CONDUCT
+10 OTHERS W/STARS ETC.
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Obituary
John "Jack" Harry McCarron
March 11, 1919 - June 22, 2007
John Harry McCarron, 88, of San Diego died Friday, June 22, 2007. He was born in Tewksbury, Mass., and was retired from the Navy. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his daughter, Eileen Sampson; son, David McCarron; sisters, Olive Condon, Ruth Clark and Phyllis Henderson; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
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