World War II Honoree

Anthony Cocchiaro

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New Haven, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ABOARD USS GENERAL H. W. BUTNER AP-113, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, RECEIVING BARRACKS NAVAL TRAINING CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USS BAXTER APA-94, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USS FALL RIVER CA-131, RECEIVING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, RECEIVING STATION ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.