Timeline
Birth- 6 Jul 1916
Grinnell, Iowa
Birth- 6 Jul 1916
Birth
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Birth- 6 Jul 1916
Birth- 6 Jul 1916
Death
24 Oct 1944
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 28 years
Rank
Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
Regiment
United States Navy
Awards
Purple Heart
Service Number
3212496
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Service End Date
24 Oct 1944
Service Start Date
4 May 1938
Gold Star
Service Number
3212496
Unit
4th Marines
Branch
Navy
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Grade
Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class (PhM2C)
Casualty Cause
POW after surrender of Philippine Islands; KIA as POW
Casualty Place
Japanese POW Camp PW Camp #3 - Old Bilibid Prison Rizal Manila Philippines 14-121; KIA aboard ship Arisan Maru
Casualty Date
Military Service- Age: 24 years
Ship or Station
Henderson
Muster Date
6 Jan 1940
Branch
Navy
Death- 24 Oct 1944-Age: 28 years
Death
24-Oct-44
Arisan Maru Sinking
Death- 24 Oct 1944-Age: 28 years
Death
At Sea
Death- 24 Oct 1944-Age: 28 years
Burial
Manila, Philippines
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Burial
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines
Burial
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Other Facts
Full Name
John H Hoover
Full Name
Hoover, John Horsford
Full Name
Hoover, John H
Relative
Jessie Hoover
State Of Residence
Iowa
Military Service
Branch
United States Navy
Military Service
Rank
Pharmacist's Mate 2c
Casualty
Cause
Dead (Prison Camp)
