World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thaddeus Zjawin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
Walter Zjawin
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED IN U.S. NAVY SERVED SINKING OF HIS DESTROYER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON CONVOY GOING TO MURMANSK. ONE OF ONLY TWO SURVIVORS OF CREW WHEN SHIP WAS SUNK. RECOVERED AT BROOKLYN HOSPITAL, RETURNED TO DUTY, SERVED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE.