World War II Honoree

James Anthony Balisciano

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, ARMED GUARD SCHOOL CAMP BRADFORD NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ARMED GUARD CENTER SOUTH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, ABOARD USS CHANDLER DMS-9, USS DRUM SS-228, USS EMERY DE-28, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USS ROTANIN AK-108 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.