John Barry Cameron born on July 29, 1934 passed away on June 17, 2016.
A native of Chicago, Illinois with predominant upbringing in Indianapolis, Indiana, John had been a resident of Chesapeake and Front Royal, Virginia since moving from his beloved San Diego, California home in June 2012.
John served 29 years in the Navy starting as a Commissary man at the age of 17 entering the navy on January 6, 1953 and retiring as a Navy Mustang, CWO4 Food Service Warrant on August 1, 1982. He is a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts. His full military career included challenging tours at Naval Ordinance Test Station China Lake, Special Support Activity Inchon, Korea, Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan, USS TORTUGA, and began his Submarine Service in 1960 qualifying SS onboard USS TINOSA (SSN 606) out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and New London, Connecticut. He Commissioned the USS MARIANO G. VALLEJO (SSBN 658) at Mare Island in Vallejo, California, and served on the boomer out of Guam. He was a Senior Mess Management Specialist Instructor at Service School Command at Naval Training Center, San Diego, and then onboard USS SPERRY (AS 12). Upon commissioning as a CWO2 Food Service Warrant Officer, he reported to Naval Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia with follow on tours onboard USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), Naval Administrative Command, Naval Training Center, San Diego, Navy Food Service School and then as OIC of the Food Service Management Team in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and then retiring as the BEQ/BOQ Manager at NAS Miramar.
John has always been an active member of the Kearney Mesa VFW in San Diego and fully supported the VFW, American Legion and Moose organizations.
He is survived by his son, US Navy Retired Commander Dennis Cameron, a LDO Mustang of 36 years naval service, and his wife Sung, his daughter Denise Peacott a special education assistant at New Castle Elementary School and her husband David also a retired LDO Mustang Commander of 34 years naval service, his daughter Debra Duckworth a NFCU employee and her husband Ken a US Army veteran of Front Royal, Virginia and his daughter Doris Buzzell an Administrative Assistant at Orange County High School and her husband Joe a US Navy Veteran. John has 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
John will always be remembered as a patriot who would give the shirt off his back to help others and of course a die-hard San Diego Charger fan.