World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elden Heziciah Piper, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Manchester, 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 CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND, 29TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, 96TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.