World War II Honoree

Jose Ramon Espinosa

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montrose, Colorado

Honored By

Freda Espinosa

Relationship

Wife

VETERAN SAW ACTION IN TWO THEATERS, SOUTH PACIFIC AND THE EUROPEAN. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLACKBURN AND THE USS MCGUFFEY AS A 20MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUNNER. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASIONS OF LEYTE, SAIPAN, ENIWETOK, MIDWAY, GUAM AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. TRANSFERRED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND SAW ACTION IN THE SALERNO LANDINGS AND THE SICILIAN OCCUPATION. AWARDS: NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON AND THE PHILIPPINE INVASION LIBERATION MEDAL.