World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Joseph Costello
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (GUNNER'S MATE), NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, ABOARD USS PATTERSON DD-392, USS GUAM CB-2, NAVAL RECEIVING BARRACKS SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.