World War II Honoree

Thomas J. Petrillo

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Methuen, Massachusetts

Honored By

Petrillo Family

SERVED ON BATTLESHIP USS MASSACHUSETTS FOR 16 MONTHS. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLE IN NORTH AFRICA. TRANSFERRED TO AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS MIDWAY; SUNK OFF THE COAST OF THE PHILIPPINES, AT WHICH TIME THE SHIP WAS RENAMED USS ST. LO. LOST 129 MEN IN THAT BATTLE. WOUNDED AND REMAINED HOSPITALIZED BEFORE DISCHARGE JULY 19, 1945. RECEIVED PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, PURPLE HEART, 2 EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN RIBBONS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, 5 BATTLE RIBBONS FROM ASIA, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE HEROISM MEDAL.