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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Thomas Pokorny

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Honored By

Geauga Junior Genealogists 4-H Club

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ON MARCH 29, 1943. SERVED AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE WITH THE 46TH BATTALION, COMPANY 428, 27TH REGIMENT. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH SIX BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, PHILIPPINES LIBERATION MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED ON THE USS TEXAS, USS FRANKLIN, AND THE USS PRINCETON (CV-37). DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 28, 1946.