WWII
John Russell Massey
Rate / Rank
F1c CB
Birthdate
October 6 1916
Date of Death
September 25 1999
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
March 6 1943 - June 4 1943
Conflicts & Campaigns
- The 71st Naval Construction Battalion landed on Bougainville, Solomon Islands on November 1, 1943 with the assault waves of the 3rd Marine Division and had the fighter strip at Torokina operational by the 1st of December.
Significant Duty Stations
- 71st Naval Construction Battalion
Notes
Born; Cairo, Georgia. Brother of TEC E4 Ralph Lee Massey US Army. Burial; Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clewiston, Florida.