World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Amedeo Rea
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL AT GUADALCANAL AND IWO JIMA. HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE AND CONTINUED FIGHTING. RECIPIENT OF THE NAVY CROSS FOR HEROISM.