World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Stephen Cattafe
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pawcatuck, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (BASIC ENGINEERING), DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (DIESEL), DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, FLEET DOCK TRAINING CENTER TIBURON, CALIFORNIA, USS ABSD-2, RECEIVING STATION NAVY #3205 MANUS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, LETTER OF COMMENDATION AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.