John Henry Besson, Jr., USN

Born  30 Aug 1912Portland, Washington County, Oregon, USA
Died  14 Oct 2011(99)Portland, Washington County, Oregon, USA


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Ranks

18 Jun 1931 Mid.
6 Jun 1935 Ens.
6 Jun 1938 Lt.(jg)
1 Jan 1942 Lt.
1 May 1943 T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Mar 1944 T/Cdr.
1 Jul 1954 Capt.
1 Oct 1959 R.Adm. (Retd.)

Retired: 1 Oct 1959


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for John Henry Besson, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Conway (ii) (DD 507)T/Cdr.Destroyer25 May 194413 Jul 1945 (1)

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