World War II Honoree

Michael Thomas Farina

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Springfield, Massachusetts

Honored By

Margaret Seidell and James Bianco

ENLISTED IN THE NAVY OCTOBER 21, 1940, RECEIVED HIS INSTRUCTION AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO SERVICE ABOARD THE USS. PENNSYLVANIA AT PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 1940. HE REMAINED THERE UNTIL THE LATE FALL OF 1941 WHEN TRANSFERRED BACK EAST. HE SAW ACTIVE DUTY IN EUROPE, AND WAS STATIONED AT TIMES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS OFF ECUADOR.