World War II Honoree

Joseph Salvatore Cipolla

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Quincy, Massachusetts

Honored By

Joseph Anthony Cipolla

Relationship

Son

SERVED FROM MARCH 1943 TO MAY 1946. SERVED 21 MONTHS ABOARD THE USS NEW JERSEY BB-62 AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. WAS AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR. PARTICIPATED IN MARSHALL ISLANDS CAMPAIGN, BONIN ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS AND WESTERN PACIFIC, MANSEI ISLANDS, FORMOSA, OPERATIONS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, IWO JIMA CAMPAIGN, AND OKINAWA CAMPAIGN.