World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Portuese
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Orange, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AT LIDO BEACH. LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BEFORE BEING SENT OVER SEAS TO PEARL HARBOR WITH THE RANK OF METALSMITH THIRD CLASS. RECIPIENT OF THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.