World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas J. Pratico, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Schenectady, New York
Honored By
Michael J. Lynett
HONORABLY SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE FIRST CLASS AND WAS STATIONED THROUGHOUT AFRICA AND THE PACIFIC AND FOUGHT BRAVELY IN THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA.