World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis Paul Paglia
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Beverly, Massachusetts
Honored By
Elizabeth Maciejewicz
Relationship
Daughter
HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA (BATTLESHIP X). HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NINTH DIVISION AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ AND THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL WHERE HE WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED. IN 1944, HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.