World War II Honoree

Joseph J. Gottstein

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

SERVED AS AN AMMUNITION NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH AN ORDNANCE COMPANY AND AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF SEVERAL AMMO DUMPS IN THE SICILIAN, TUNISIAN, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN APENNINES AND THE PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS WITH THE 350TH FIGHTER GROUP. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND A BRONZE STAR MEDAL.