World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Manuel Moniz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH BATTERY 'D', 406TH COAST ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN BATTALION AS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN UNIT COMMANDER IN SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA AND ROME-ARNO. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.