World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Zukauskas
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Honored By
Thomas Zukauskas
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS GATLING AND RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR. AT THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF HE DIVED OVERBOARD TO RESCUE THE EXHAUSTED SURVIVORS OF THE USS PRINCETON. THROUGH HIS EFFORTS SEVERAL LIVES WERE SAVED.