World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alphonse D. Baluta
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM AUGUST 21, 1940 UNTIL JUNE 22, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 21ST ENGINEER AVIATION REGIMENT. SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY. SAW ACTION IN THE ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA AND ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.