World War II Honoree

Richard Francis Gliwa

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

Served in the American, European and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters of Operation at Naval Receiving Station New York, New York, Naval Training Station Sampson, New York, Naval Training Station, Naval Operating Base Norfolk, Virginia, aboard USS John J. Powers DE-528, USS Tabberer DE-418 and Personnel Separation Center Lido Beach, Long Island, New York. Awarded the American Theater Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 4 Bronze Service Stars, Navy Unit Commendation, Philippine Liberation Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.