World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Parlapiano
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Windsor, Connecticut
Honored By
Carmine S. Parlapiano
Relationship
Brother
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCE IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND AS A GUNNER. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.