George C. Degnan

George C. Degnan entered the Navy on Aug. 10, 1944.

He was a seaman 2nd class and served in the continental United States.

He contracted rheumatic fever and was hospitalized at Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois and at the USN Hospital in Palm Beach, Florida.

He was discharged on Nov. 10, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes:  The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 66.

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