World War II Honoree

Joseph P. Dunn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hartford, Connecticut

Honored By

Gregory Dunn & Kathleen Mell

SERVED WITH THE 96TH INFANTRY DIVISION (THE DEADEYES), 382ND REGIMENT, COMPANY C, IN BATTLES OF LEYTE, PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC SERVICE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND AMERICAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS RIBBON. HIS 2ND BRONZE STAR MEDAL WAS AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY ON 5 MAY 2005 FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN ACTIVE GROUND COMBAT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 30 JULY 1944 TO 8 AUGUST 1945. ALSO AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM ON OKINAWA FROM 1 APRIL 1945 TO 30 JULY 1945 (96TH INFANTRY DIVISION).