World War II Honoree

Carmen Oliver Gagliardi

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New Britain, Connecticut

Honored By

Richard F. Gagliardi & Sue Mazzoni

Relationship

Son & Sister

Served in the American and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters of Operation. Naval Receiving Station, New Haven, Connecticut; Naval Training Station, Sampson, New York; Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island; and Naval Receiving Station, Boston, Massachusetts. SERVED aboard USS Mount OLYMPUS (AGC-8). Personnel Separation Center, Lido Beach, Long Island, New York. Awarded the American Theater Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp, China Service Medal, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and WWII Victory Medal.