Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 11, 1918, John Huff flew 30 combat missions in the European Theater as navigator of a B-17 in the 447th Bomber Group of the 8th Air Force, completing his missions on June 18, 1944. In recognition of his exceptional service, he was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Presidential Citation, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon with two battle stars. In 2001, he was awarded the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal.
  

After the war, he graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University Law School. In 1951 he moved with his expanding family to Cranbury, and began practicing law in New Brunswick. In 1974 he and his partner, William C. Moran, moved their law office to Cranbury, eventually taking on a third partner, David E. Orron. He served as township attorney for Monroe and South Brunswick and, for 29 years, for Cranbury. He was attorney for the Monroe Township Utilities Authority and for the Marlboro Township Utilities Authority. He was also a director of the First National Bank and later a director of Midlantic National Bank, both in Cranbury.