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IN MEMORIAM

Mass For John Nowhitney 6/27;

Navy Vet Fought On Belleau Wood

John Nowhitney’s actions on Oct. 30, 1944, when the USS Belleau Wood was struck by a kamikaze, resulted in his induction into the state Veterans Hall of Fame more than six decades later.
John Nowhitney’s actions on Oct. 30, 1944, when the USS Belleau Wood was struck by a kamikaze, resulted in his induction into the state Veterans Hall of Fame more than six decades later.
John Nowhitney
John Nowhitney

ONEONTA – The funeral mass for John Patrick Nowhitney, 93, a decorated Navy veteran of World War II, serving on the USS Belleau Wood aircraft carrier when it came under kamikaze attack, and member of the state Veterans Hall of Fame, will be celebrated at 10:15 a.m. Monday, June 27, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 39 Walnut St.

Mr. Nowhitney passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the state Veterans Home in Oxford, with his family by his side.

Interment with full military honors will follow at 3 p.m. at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville. A reception for family and friends will follow at 4-7 p.m. at Harvest and Hearth Restaurant, County Route 67 (Stafford Bridge Road), Saratoga Springs.

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