World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Matthew C. Quinter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lorane, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
YEOMAN 1ST CLASS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ANCON, A COMMUNICATIONS SHIP. HIS TOUR STARTED IN NORTH AFRICA. PARTICIPATING IN SALERNO, ITALY, INVASION. HIS SHIP WAS THEN INVOLVED IN D-DAY IN NORMANDY, THEN THE OKINAWA INVASION AND LASTLY IN TOKYO FOR THE SURRENDER IN TOKYO BAY. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, COMMENDATION RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.