World War II Honoree

Thomas Columbo Offredia

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pond Meadow, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (DIESEL) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, NAVAL DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS HARTS ISLAND, NEW YORK. RECEIVING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ABOARD USS ANTAEUS AG-67, RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USS CACAPON AO-52, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.