John “Jack” Davis Sugg, Sr.

“What I most recall from his stories about being stationed in Alaska was his descriptions of the ‘williwaw’ blasts of arctic air that would descend upon them from the nearby mountain ranges.

I remain and will forever be proud that my father served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.”

– John Sugg, Jr., Assistant Director for Student Success, University Center for Academic Excellence

John “Jack” Davis Sugg, Sr., remembered by his son, John Sugg, Jr.

Sailor John Sugg, Sr. helped liberate the Aleutian Islands.

John “Jack” Davis Sugg, Sr. (1925-2009) was from Henderson, Kentucky, and, like many young men of the time, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 at the age of 17.

He was stationed in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and was involved in the Aleutian Islands Campaign (June 1942) that liberated Attu and Kiska Islands from Japanese occupation.

Later, he was stationed in Oxnard, California, where the United States was developing guided missiles in response to Germany’s V-2 rocket. He often spoke proudly of being stationed where such important research and development was being conducted.