Title
John Liller Receiving Purple Heart
Description
A newspaper photo of John Liller was captioned "Bronxite Wins Purple Heart," with John Liller receiving the Purple Heart from Commodore R.W. Cary of the US Naval Training and Distribution Center, Treasure Island, California. Liller was awarded the purple heart for wounds received during the kamikaze attack on the USS Laffey (DD-724) off Okinawa.
Collection
John Liller Collection
Context
John Francis "Jack" Liller Jr., Yeoman 3/c of Bronx, New York, was a member of the original crew of the USS Laffey (DD-724). Liller received the Purple Heart for wounds he received during the kamikaze attacks on the ship at Okinawa on April 16, 1945.
Accession #
2025.7
