World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph P. Miszczuk
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 7, 1940 UNTIL JUNE 16, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 12TH SIGNAL PLATOON (AB). WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR HIS ACTIONS ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 WHEN HE ASSISTED TO CARRY A WOUNDED MAN TO A HOSPITAL AND HELPED SAVE THE LIVES OF THREE SOLDIERS, WHILE UNDER FIRE. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.