World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon Alexander Petlicky
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jewett City, Connecticut
Honored By
The Petlicky Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS RIXEY APH-3. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH FLEET CLASP, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ASIATIC CLASP AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.