World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Manuel Jess Pont, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Uncasville, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, BEACH BATTALION OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ABOARD USS MENARD APA-201 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.