World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Joseph Zollo
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Beacon Falls, Connecticut
Honored By
Zollo Family
1944-1946, SERVED ABOARD THE USS ALASKA IN PACIFIC. PARTICIPATED IN IWO JIMA (1945); 5TH FLEET RAIDS ON HONSHU AND NANSEI SHOTOS; OKINAWA AND 3RD FLEET OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN. SUPPORTED THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, CHINA AND KOREA UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED 11/14/46. USS ALASKA RECEIVED THREE BATTLE STARS FOR WWII SERVICE.