World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Oswald Volpicelli
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM AUGUST 20, 1940 UNTIL JANUARY 5, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 1484TH ENGINEER MAINTENANCE COMPANY. SAW ACTION IN THE LUZON CAMPAIGN IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.