World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Fitzgerald
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mountainside, New Jersey
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE PROUDLY SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS FORREST DD-461. HIS SHIP FOUGHT IN MAJOR AND PIVOTAL CAMPAIGNS IN THE INVASIONS OF NORTH AFRICA, D-DAY AT UTAH BEACH, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND AT OKINAWA, WHERE SHE SURVIVED KAMIKAZE ATTACKS. HIS SHIP AND CREW EARNED 6 BATTLE STARS FOR THEIR SACRIFICES AND PERSONAL VALOR.