World War II Honoree

Joseph John Gatchek

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Old Mystic, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, SUBMARINE BASE PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.