World War II Honoree

Louis Battaglia

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oakdale, 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 NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL AIR STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, FIGHTING SQUADRON 24, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 22, ABOARD USS BELLEAU WOOD CVL-24, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 64, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 54 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 11 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.