World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vito A. Occhionero
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Occhionero Family
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 376TH TRANSPORTATION CORPS, HARBOR CRAFT COMPANY AS A MARINE ENGINEER. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH JAPAN CLASP.