World War II Honoree

Thomas Paul Haesche

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

West Haven, Connecticut

Honored By

Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL HOSPITAL PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NAVAL HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NAVAL RECEIVING STATION BUFFALO, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ABOARD USS COOPER DD-695, BASE HOSPITAL #15 NAVY 3205 MANUS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS, NAVAL HOSPITAL CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, NAVAL HOSPITAL NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NAVAL HOSPITAL ST. ALBANS LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.