World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Warren Benway
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Providence, Rhode Island
Honored By
The Benway Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; USS CONY DD-508, RECEIVING STATION CASCO BAY PORTLAND, MAINE; USS BEALE DD-471, RECEIVING STATION PIER 92 NEW YORK, NEW YORK; USS LST 337, NAVAL OPERATING BASE LONDONDERRY, NORTHERN ISLAND, NAVAL HOSPITAL ST. ALBANS LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK AND RECEIVING BARRACKS NAVAL TRAINING CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.