World War II Honoree

Stanley Weslowski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE CRAWLED THROUGH THE SWAMPS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND FIJI. WITH A 60-POUND MACHINE GUN ON HIS BACK, HE RESCUED AS MANY OF HIS FELLOW COMRADES AS HE COULD CARRY. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART ON GUADALCANAL. ALSO THE RECIPIENT OF THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE STARS AND ONE BRONZE ARROWHEAD AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE STAR.