World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Andrew Richard Chmiel
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Moosic, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 18 NOVEMBER 1942 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 8 JANUARY 1944 TO 27 JULY 1944 WITH 6TH BEACH BATTALION, WHICH PROVIDED CASUALTY EVACUATION FROM OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY, AND FOR WHICH HE WAS WOUNDED AND LATER RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL. SEA SERVICE FROM 1 DECEMBER 1944 TO 15 JANUARY 1946 ABOARD USS GRIMES (APA-172), LCI(G)-223, AND USS ORVETTA (IX–157) IN THE PACIFIC, WITH THE USS GRIMES PROVIDING EVACUATION SUPPORT FOR THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION FROM IWO JIMA. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 4 FEBRUARY 1946 AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAMPSON, NEW YORK.