World War II Honoree

Joseph Frank Warykas

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Norwich, Connecticut

Honored By

The Warykas Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL HOSPITAL NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, RECEIVING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, DESTROYER BASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA PROJECT BRASS HAT, USS LST-455, USS RIGEL AR-11, NAVY 717 MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, RECEIVING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, NAVY 82 PORT STEPHENS, AUSTRALIA, USS AMYCUS ARL-2, RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USS MIZAR AF-12, ARMY TRANSPORT COMMAND TOORBUL, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, USS CARTER HALL LSD-3, NAVY 928 MANDANG, NEW GUINEA, USS ACHILLES ARL-41, NAVY 3115 HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA AND NAVAL STATION SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.