World War II Honoree

Pasquale Balzona

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mary Balzona, Mary, Josie & Rosemary

Relationship

Wife & Daughters

WAS A SERGEANT IN HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION AND FOUGHT IN CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS QUALIFIED ON THE M1 30 CALIBER RIFLE, 45 CALIBER PISTOL AND THE MKM CARBINE AND SERVED FROM 1941 UNTIL 1946. WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.