SHEEHAN, John Edwin Stewart
| Service Number: | 412198 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane) |
| Born: | Launceston Tasmania, Australia, 11 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Industrial Design |
| Died: | Bayview, New South Wales, Australia, 7 November 2007, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 412198 | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 412198 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 412198, RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane) |
Help us honour John Edwin Stewart Sheehan's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Marshall Sheehan
John Sheehan was the elder son of George Stweart Sheehan and Iris Elanenor Margret Sheehan nee Kennedy and the elder brother of Norman Sheehan D.F.C
He served in Vultee Vengance dive bombers in Darwin and later in Ferry Flight
He was self employed in Industrial Design and Advertising.He was an accomplished sailor and a past Commodore of the Middle Harbour Yacht Club and the Prince Albert Yacht Club
He was survived by his eldest son Phillip ,a Vietnam vetran , his daughter Lindy , his son Geoffery a Mirage fighter pilot with 75 Squadron RAAF and his son John a professional racing yacht sailor