World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas C. Colombo
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Michela Colombo
Relationship
Wife
SERVED WITH THE COMPANY G, 179TH INFANTRY FROM FEBRUARY, 1942 UNTIL FEBRUARY, 1947. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART WITH THREE OAK CLUSTERS, ONE SILVER STAR, ONE BRONZE BATTLE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, VICTORY RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON AND AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON.