Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

James J. Vanest

BranchNavy
RankBT3
Years of Service1948 – 1958
HometownClaibourne, OH
AwardsNational Defense Service Medal
Burial LocationFlorida National Cemetery at Bushnell, Florida
Monument PaverSection C
SourceNo DD-214 found in Recorder's Office as of 12/27/2007; veteran photo obtained from Pearle Evans (aunt)

Overseas service: USS Shangri, La and USS Sperry, NAS Lakehurst, NJ and USS Franklin D Roosevelt; USNAS Lakehurst, NJ. and USNH Ports, VA. , C. J. Denne, LT SC USN ,; NCS San Juan, USS F. D. R.. School: Prospect, Ohio. James was in an explosion and put into a hospital for burns, and brought back to USA

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument