World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Taista A. Hauta
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Hauta Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH COMPANY B, 311TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER IN CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.