World War II Honoree

Manuel James Moniz

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Stonington, 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 MIANTONOMOH CM-10, RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USS LST-385, ADVANCE BASE SUPPORT TRAINING COMPANY CAMP PEARY, VIRGINIA, ADVANCED BASE ASSEMBLY AND TRAINING UNIT, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, NAVAL ADVANCE BASE PERSONNEL DEPOT SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA AND NAVAL BASE NAVY #3002 SUBIC BAY, LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.