World War II Honoree

John Francis Picco

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Ms. Gerda Picco

AUGUST 1943 TO APRIL 1946; CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS. ASSIGNMENTS: MAINTENANCE OFFICER, DOCKING OFFICER AND FIRST LIEUTENANT TO FLOATING DRY DOCKS, USS ARD-13 AND 19 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER; THE PHILIPPINES AND MARSHALL ISLANDS. DECORATIONS INCLUDE ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, PHILIPPINE UNIT CITATION, COMBAT; AMERICAN CAMPAIGN AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED ALSO IN THE KOREAN WAR AND THE SEABEES. HE RETIRED AS CAPTAIN IN 1973, AFTER 30 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE IN THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVES.