World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Stelianos Papadam
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Assemblyman Sam Thompson
SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN HEADQUARTERS, 35TH TRANSPORTATION SERVICE GROUP. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN NEW GUINEA AND THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. IN RECOGNITION OF SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE MERCHANT MARINE AND THE U.S. ARMY FROM SEPTEMBER 23, 1940 TO JUNE 18, 1945.