Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Garfield, New Jersey
Honored By
The Gacek Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION IN THE SUBMARINE SERVICE ABOARD USS PERCH SS-313. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.