World War II Honoree

Joseph Henry Piver

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 RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION SOUTH ANNEX NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ABOARD USS LST-358, ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL BASE NAVY #3142 MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BOAT POOL #15-1 NAVY #3142 MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, USS TETON AGC-14, RECEIVING STATION TREASURE ISLAND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVING STATION PIER 92 NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.