World War II Honoree

Cosmo J. Affatica

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Carolyn Affatica LaSorsa

Relationship

Daughter

ASSIGNED TO THE USS CONY IN 1941. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLES OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF SOUTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS IN MARCH 1943, VELLA LAVELLA OCCUPATIONS IN AUGUST 1943, TREASURE ISLAND LANDING, OCTOBER 1943; CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF SAIPAN, JUNE 1944; TINIAN CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION, AUGUST 1944; CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF SOUTHERN PALAU ISLANDS, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1944; LEYTE LANDINGS, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 1944; LINGAYEN GULF LANDING, JANUARY 1945; BRUNEI BAY OPERATIONS, JUNE 1945; BALIKPAPAN OPERATIONS IN JUNE AND JULY 1945; MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS PACIFIC, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1945; AND MINDANAO ISLAND LANDINGS IN MARCH. EARNED A TOTAL OF 11 BATTLE STARS. RECEIVED CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL PIN AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.