World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Samuel Patti
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wadsworth, Ohio
Honored By
Richard T. Patti
Relationship
Nephew
AFTER BEING INDUCTED, WAS PRESSED INTO SERVICE AS A WELDER AND STATIONED AT JACKSONVILLE NAVAL AIR BASE, FLORIDA DUE TO HIS SKILLS AS A CIVILIAN. SERVED FROM 1944 TO 1946 IN ACTIVE STATUS AND THEN THE NAVAL RESERVES UNTIL 1950. HE REACHED THE RANK OF AVIATION METALSMITH 3RD CLASS.