World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Gerald Helscher
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
National City, California
Honored By
Family & Friends
CHIEF METALSMITH. SERVED IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST AND NORTH PACIFIC, TOKYO BAY, JAPAN AND CHINA. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.