Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jersey City, New Jersey
Honored By
Ann Colucci
Relationship
Wife
ASSIGNED DUTY AS A MACHINIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS ABOARD THE USS PATOKA, A 16,800 TON OILER. MISSION WAS TO CARRY OIL AND OTHER CARGO TO SHIPS IN THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN AREAS OF OPERATION. STATIONED FOR A TIME IN RECIFE, BRAZIL.