World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gus Anton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a signalman on a destroyer escorting unarmed ships to England, and a destroyer in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Awarded the American Area Combat Ribbon with one star, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.