World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frank Pontarelli
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Kristy Quinn
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED 1942 TO 1945 AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ORGANIZATION: 372ND HEAVY BOMB SQUADRON, 13TH AIR FORCE ('JUNGLE' AIR FORCE). BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AIR COMBAT BORNE. AWARDS: GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.