World War II Honoree

Stanley Pietras

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Orwell, Ohio

Honored By

The Pietras Children

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALIST AS A MORTAR GUNNER. SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1942 - 1945. HE SAW ACTION IN EUROPE, WAS IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, BATTLE OF NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES FOREST, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED THE FRENCH MEDAL OF HONOR, THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.