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John
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Sparrow

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Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Division:

    U.S.S. Charles R. Greer

    Action Date:

    March 29, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 362 (April 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander John P. Sparrow, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct aboard the U.S.S. CHARLES R. GREER, when a serious fire broke out on 29 March 1944.