World War II Honoree

Ralph Mario Antignani

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Honored By

Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, NAVAL AIR GUNNERS SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 5, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 9, COMMANDER FLEET AIR ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 8, ABOARD USS HAMLIN AV-15, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON NAVAL AIR STATION ELIZABETH, NORTH CAROLINA, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AIR CREWMEMBER WINGS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.