World War II Honoree

Ben Farkas

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Dave Farkas

Relationship

Son

SERVED AT A NAVAL RESERVE FROM JANUARY 1932 UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1973. SERVED IN ACTIVE DUTY FROM APRIL 28, 1941 UNTIL FEBRUARY 20, 1946. SERVED ON THE USS MIANTONOMOH CM-10 IN AUGUST 1941 UNTIL DECEMBER 1943. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA DEFENSE MEDAL, PEARL HARBOR DEFENSE RIBBON WITH STAR FOR SEA DUTY, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH STAR FOR COMBAT AND MINING AND THE NAVAL RESERVE RIBBON FOR 10 YEARS FAITHFUL SERVICE.