MOCKRISH, John Joseph, RADM

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half

Last Primary NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1955-1957, Naval Military Personnel Command (NMPC)

Service Years
1915 - 1957

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Decommissioning

Iwo Jima

Panama Canal

Plank Owner

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New Jersey

Year of Birth
1897

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Contact Info

Home Town Mechanicsville, NJ	Last Address Westfield, Union County, New Jersey since 1941.
Date of Passing Feb 20, 1979
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot: Section 11 Lot 733-2

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)


	1949, American Legion, Post 3 (Recorder) (Westfield, New Jersey) - Chap. Page
	1979, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	1979, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page

Atlantic Convoy
From Month/Year April / 1917	To Month/Year April / 1918
Description Atlantic Convoy

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year April / 1917	To Month/Year April / 1918

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories
Memories Admiral Mockrish began his career in the Navy in 1915 and served on the USS Montana, USS Arizona and WWI convoy duty on board the USS St. Louis as coxswain and gun captain. Between the wars he became a Merchant Mariner serving with several American freight and passenger lines including the United States Line. By 1928 he was First Officer, then Chief Officer and held a Master Mariner's Certificate.