World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Adrian Padon, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN ITALY. PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART FOR BEING WOUNDED IN ACTION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER SERVICE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.