World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter L. Zielinski
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Staten Island, New York
Honored By
Walter L. Zielinski, Jr.
Relationship
Son
VOLUNTEERED TO ENTER THE NAVY DURING WWII. WAS ON USS SWASEY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC PURSUING GERMAN SUBMARINES; AFTER GERMANY SURRENDERED, HE AND HIS SHIP PASSED THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL FOR THE WAR ON JAPAN WHICH ENDED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.