John E. Rankin

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

John E. Rankin served in World War II.

He served in the U.S. Navy beginning on July 1, 1943. After attending Naval Air Navigation Training School, he was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Alameda, California.

Mr. Rankin was discharged on August 6, 1946.

His rank was Ensign.

Mr. Rankin was born in Mahnomen, Minnesota, in 1925. He is the son of Edwin and Barbara Rankin. He graduated from Washington High School in Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1943.

Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall veteran history form

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