Joseph P. Rooney, Jr.

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

Joseph P. Rooney, Jr. of Virginia, Minn. enlisted in the Naval Reserve on Dec. 27, 1944.

He was a Coxswain with the Seabees in the United States and with the 37th Special Naval Construction Battalion, the 35th Special Construction Battalion, and the 1102 Construction Battalion Detachment.

He was discharged on June 29, 1946.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 270.

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