World War II Honoree

John Joseph Grady

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Ansonia, Connecticut

Honored By

Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders

Served in the American and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters of Operation at Coast Guard Training Station Manhattan Beach, New York, Coast Guard Receiving Station, New York City, New York, Coast Guard Receiving Station Ellis Island, New York, Office of Coast Guard District Officer 3rd Naval District, aboard USS Callaway APA-45, Naval Hospital Oakland, California, Receiving Station San Francisco, California, Coast Guard Barracks Chambers Street, New York and Coast Guard Personnel Separation Center #3 Brooklyn, New York. Awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars, Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp, Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars and the WWII Victory Medal.