John J. Shea

John J. Shea
Class Year1918
RankCDR
ServiceUSN
ConflictWWII
BornÌý
HometownArlington, MA
Died09/15/1945 (MIA)
Location of DeathJapan

Additional Information

Awards and Decorations: Navy Cross, Purple Heart

Memorialized: Courts of the Missing, Honolulu, HI

from Boston College Magazine, 2002

From "Letter to Jackie":

On September 15, 1942, three Japanese torpedoes struck the carrier USSÌýWaspÌýas it sailed toward Guadalcanal. Commander Shea was seen running into the flames to rescue shipmates. He was among 193 officers and crew lost.

John J. Shea