World War II Honoree

Edward Romeo Potvin

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Somerset, Massachusetts

Honored By

Amy Burris

Relationship

Granddaughter

SERVED AS A RADARMAN FROM AUGUST 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1945 IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD. SERVED WITH THE U.S. NAVY ONBOARD THE USS LONG BEACH IN THE PACIFIC. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS: BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO (ADMIRALTY ISLANDS), BRITISH NEW GUINEA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA, MOROTAI AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON (4 STARS), THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.