World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Zigmund F. Golaszewski
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Cape May, New Jersey
Honored By
USS Centaurus Shipmates
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC ABOARD THE COAST GUARD MANNED USS CENTAURUS AKA-17 WHICH RECEIVED SIX BATTLE STARS AND WAS CREDITED WITH DOWNING TWO KAMIKAZE PLANES. THE SHIP PARTICIPATED IN AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS ON KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS; AITAPE, NEW GUINEA; LOS NEGROES, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS; PELELIU, PALAU ISLANDS AND OKINAWA, RYUKYU ISLANDS. RECEIVED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS, AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.