Quesenberry John Thornton

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John Thornton Quesenberry is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Asan Bay Guam Landing Memorial Wall

Name:

John Thornton Quesenberry

Rank:

Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer

Serial Number:

Unit:

United States Naval Reserve

Date of Death:

1944-07-26

State:

Montana

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

1161

Decoration:

Silver Star

Comments:

John Thornton Quesenberry was born on August 5, 1923, in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of James Richard Quesenberry and Cecile Ruth Thornton Quesenberry.

He served in the United States Naval Reserve as a Pharmacist Mate Third Class during World War II. He helped set up a field hospital, which was attacked by enemy forces on July 26, 1944. He held off the enemy long enough to evacuate the hospital, earning the Silver Star posthumously for his bravery. He died on July 26, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.