John Mattocks Spencer

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

Mr. Spencer served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.

In March 1944, his rank was Apprentice Seaman and he entered the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School at the University of Notre Dame.

He was the son of George Hebbert Spencer of Duluth, Minnesota.

Source: “Service Stripes,” Duluth News-Tribune, March 12, 1944 (see below)

“Apprentice seaman entering the naval reserve midshipmen’s school, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., are . . . John Mattocks Spencer, son of George Hebbert Spencer, 404 Hawthorne road.”