World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas 'Zach' Zachwieja
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII ON THE BATTLESHIP USS NEW JERSEY AND ON THE USS NEVADA DURING OPERATION CROSSROADS TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB ON NAVAL VESSELS AT BIKINI ATOLL IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.