World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph J. Orlando
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 981ST ORDNANCE DEPOT COMPANY AS A MACHINIST IN THE ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL OF GERMANY, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.