World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe Banas
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AS A LIEUTENANT. WHILE STATIONED THERE AND JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 25, 1945, THE LOCAL CATHOLIC BISHOP OF THE WAR RAVAGED TOWN CHURCH CAME TO THE LIEUTENANT. THE ROOF NEEDED REPAIR AND NO MATERIALS OR FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE. HE SECURED MATERIALS AND VOLUNTEER LABOR FROM HIS 20 MAN UNIT. A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROOF WAS COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE.