World War II Honoree

Marion Peter Garstka

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Jewett City, Connecticut

Honored By

The Garstka Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; ABOARD USS NEW YORK BB-34; FLEET SERVICE SCHOOL, NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; AND ABOARD USS QUINCY CA-71. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.