World War II Honoree

Samuel B. Chakin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Far Rockaway, New York

Honored By

Darlene Chakin Basch

Relationship

Daughter

HE SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 1943 TO OCTOBER 1945 AND WAS ASSIGNED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, WHICH SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, NORMANDY, ANZIO AND ROME. CROSSED THE RHINE INTO GERMANY, NUREMBERG AND INTO MUNICH. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON ALONG WITH MEDALS, AWARDS AND DEVICES.