World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Wasik, Jr.
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. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK. ARMED GUARD CENTER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. OFFICER IN CHARGE ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING CENTER, PRICE'S NECK, RHODE ISLAND. ARMED GUARD CENTER, TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. SS WILLIAM RAWLE. NAVAL HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. SS CEDAR MOUNTAIN. U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT; SS SEATRAIN TEXAS, SS MOBIL FUEL, SS CAPITOL REEF, SS SIWANOY, AND SS FORT CUMBERLAND. PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.