World War II Honoree

Matthew Francis Bialowas

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Norwich, Connecticut

Honored By

The Bialowas Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; RECEIVING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USS VINCENNES CA-44, RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK; NAVY YARD PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USS EAGLE AM-132, USS ASTERION AK-100, SECTION BASE TOMPKINSVILLE, NEW YORK, SECTION BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; USS IRENE FORSYTE IX-93, SUBMARINE CHASER TRAINING CENTER MIAMI, FLORIDA; USS SILVERSTEIN DE-543, RECEIVING STATION ORANGE, TEXAS AND USS RAYMOND DE-341. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH A CLASP, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH ONE STAR, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH ONE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.