World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Isidore Anthony Nowak
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Avoca, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 26 OCTOBER 1942 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM 20 MARCH 1943 TO 6 DECEMBER 1945 AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSIONING CREW ABOARD USS DASHIELL (DD-659) AND SUPPORTED THE INVASION OF THE GILBERT ISLANDS, INCLUDING CLOSE FIRE AT TARAWA. ALSO SUPPORTED LANDINGS ON NEW GUINEA, THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, GUAM, LEYTE, LUZON, AND OKINAWA. THE SHIP SPENT TIME IN TOKYO BAY AT THE END OF THE WAR, THEN RETURNED STATESIDE, HAVING EARNED 10 BATTLE STARS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 6 DECEMBER 1945 AT BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND.