World War II Honoree

Anthony Neil Pero

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New London, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING, BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY, SHIPBUILDING DIVISION, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, NAVAL LANDING FORCE EQUIPMENT DEPOT, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, AMPHIBIAN TRACTOR DETACHMENT TRAINING CENTER DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, NAVAL LANDING FORCE EQUIPMENT DEPOT ALBANY, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL ADVANCE BASE PERSONNEL DEPOT SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA, FLAG ALLOWANCE DIRECTOR, ADVANCED BASE LOGISTICS CONTROL, NAVAL ADVANCED BASE GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, BASE LANDING VEHICLE, TRACKED REPLACEMENT COMPANY I AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.