World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Philip J. Genest
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Taftville, Connecticut
Honored By
The Genest Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS, 515TH AIR SERVICE GROUP AS A ELECTRICIAN IN TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES, PO VALLEY, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND AIR COMBAT BALKANS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AVIATION BADGE AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.