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  • CDR John Papadakis USNR (Ret)
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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

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    Commissioned as an ensign Naval Aviator, at Corpus Christi, Texas on April 5, 1944.

    Served with Composite Squadron VC-86 on board the USS Bismarck Sea, CVE-95, 1944-1945, in the Leyte, Lingayen, and Iwo Jima campaigns.

    Served with Torpedo Squadron VT-75 on board the USS Franklin D, Roosevelt, CVB-42, 1945-1946.

    Served with the Naval Air Reserve, VA-62A, VS-872, and VA-876, 1946-1964.

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