World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Raymond Oliveira
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Oliveira Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, CAMP BRADFORD; NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; GUNFIRE SUPPORT CRAFT LCT (A), LCT(A) FLOTILLA; RECEIVING STATION TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER CAMP ELLIOTT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING CENTER PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.