John Dyshen Braiovich
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
John Dyshen Braiovich
Mr. Braiovich entered the Navy. Home at entry: Chisholm, Minnesota.
He served as a Radioman Second Class aboard the destroyer USS Sims, which was sunk during the Coral Sea engagement on May 4, 1942.
He was reported missing and declared dead by the U.S. War Department.
Mr. Braiovich was awarded the following: Purple Heart (posthumous award), Combat Action Ribbon, and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 44.
