World War II Honoree

Leigh Charles Patterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Honored By

The Patterson Family

SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN, PARTICIPATING IN THE OKINAWA OPERATION, 3RD FLEET OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN AND THE OCCUPATION OF NORTH CHINA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.