World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Richard Atha
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Atha Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER (BASIC ENGINEERING) GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER (DIESEL) GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL SUPPLY DEPOT NAVY 926 GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS AND RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.