World War II Honoree

Zoltan J. Noga

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Quaker Hill, Connecticut

Honored By

Grateful American

WAS A NAVY FROGMAN WHOSE TASK WAS TO SWIM ONTO ENEMY BEACHES, PERFORMING COVERT/RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS AND TO HELP MAP AND CLEAR THE BEACHES FOR UPCOMING INVASIONS. WAS INVOLVED IN THE BATTLES OF IWO JIMA AND GUAM. AFTER THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN, HE WAS TASKED TO BREMEN, GERMANY DUE TO THE NEED FOR A DEMOLITION EXPERT WHO SPOKE FLUENT GERMAN. WHILE THERE, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DESTRUCTION OF 15 INCOMPLETE U-BOATS (SUBMARINES) AT DESCHIMAG, BREMEN. HE THEN WAS TASKED TO DESTROY 40 AMMUNITION BUNKERS IN AN AROUND BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN. HE ALSO WAS CALLED UPON TO DESTROY A LUFTWAFFE AIR DOME.