World War II Honoree

Richard Zeni

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Richard Zeni

COMBAT AIR CREWMAN WITH VS-62. ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 9 AND 12. STATIONED AT FOLLOWING BASES: NAVAL TRAINING CENTER (NTC) SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (NATTC) MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, A SCHOOL RADIOMAN AND RADAR SCHOOL; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, GUNNERY; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) YELLOW WATER, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, ADVANCED AIRCRAFT GUNNERY CLASSES; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, ADVANCE TRAINING PV AIRCRAFT; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) SQUANTUM, MASSACHUSETTS, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) KEY WEST, FLORIDA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 12 AND VS-62; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, DECOMMISSION SQUADRON; PIER 92, NEW YORK FURTHER ASSIGNMENT; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (NATTC) MEMPHIS TENNESSEE, ADVANCE TRAINING A SCHOOL; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) RODD FIELD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SEPARATED AT LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.