World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph A. Gonella
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Torrington, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY E, 168TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 5TH ARMY AS A SQUAD LEADER IN ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES AND PO VALLEY. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.