IN MEMORIAM: John Nowhitney, 93;
In Vets Hall Of Fame For WWII Service
ONEONTA – John Patrick Nowhitney, 93, a member of the State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame for service in World War II, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford.
According to the citation issued by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in 2011: “Nowhitney saw service with the famed Task Force 58, and spent a great deal of his service time on board the aircraft carrier U.S.S Bealleau Wood in the Pacific Theater of Operations.”
Task Force 58, also known as the Fast Carrier Task Force, pioneered the use of aircraft carriers as a striking force against the Japanese Navy in the Pacific Theater, notably the campaigns against Okinawa and Iwo Jima.
The full obituary with service arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Online condolences may be sent to, www.lhpfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are with the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta