World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore Banka
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, Connecticut
Honored By
The Banka Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL, WENTWORTH INSTITUTE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; NAVAL REPAIR BASE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; LANDING CRAFT SCHOOL PACIFIC, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; WAIPIO AMPHIBIOUS OPERATING BASE; AND ABOARD THE USS ELIZABETH C. STANTON AP-69. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.