World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis P. Pantaleo
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Coxsackie, New York
Honored By
Louis Pantaleo
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, THREE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR BATTLES FOUGHT IN SAIPAN, TINIAN AND OKINOWA, THE OCCUPATION MEDAL FOR JAPAN. THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE MEDAL. SERVED WITH 2ND MARINE DIVISION WHICH WAS THE FIRST UNIT IN NAGASAKI. SERVED AT SAIPAN AND TINIAN WITH THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION.