World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe Dariano
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Tiffin, Ohio
Honored By
Dave Fadley
Fought in the Pacific Theater of Operations in the Palau Islands. He was Wounded in action on Peleliu and Okinawa. While recuperating, he watched the Enola Gay take off to bomb Hiroshima. He received the Purple Heart and Gold Star for wounds.