World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Raymond Adcroft
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pine Brook, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE JOINED THE NAVY AS A SONAR SPECIALIST. TRANSPORTED ON THE USS INTREPID, HE THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO A SUBMARINE CHASER IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS. HE SAVED THE LIVES OF TWO SHIPMATES.