World War II Honoree

Franklin Henry Bartol

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hartford, Connecticut

Honored By

Helen Bartol

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS FECHTELER DE-157 AND SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS SHANNON DM-25 IN IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL AND THE NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL.