World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carmine 'Chick' Celia
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wilmington, Delaware
Honored By
A Grateful American
PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF OKINAWA AND IWO JIMA. SERVED ABOARD THE USS FINNEGAN AND THE USS VERMILION. HE WAS ALSO CREDITED WITH TRACKING AND SINKING ONE OF JAPAN'S LARGEST SUBMARINES.