World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Richard Pieretti
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, ABOARD USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41 AND USS IDAHO BB-42. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 'A' AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.