Canepa, John, “Canepa, John (Interview outline and video), 2004,” Digital Collections, accessed April 13, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28759.
John Canepa was born in Massachusetts in 1930. He attended Harvard University and enlisted in the Navy near graduation and just barely missed the Korean War. He attended officer school in Rhode Island and was later assigned to work in the Naval Amphibious Force. John traveled to Japan, Korea, and Cuba while in the Navy. After he was discharged he remained in the reserve for three years.