World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Frank Gentile
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Pittston, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 6 MARCH 1944 AT WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM 31 MARCH 1945 TO 14 MAY 1945 AS PART OF THE COMMISSIONING CREW OF USS CATAMOUNT (LSD-17) AT NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 21 SEPTEMBER 1945 AT USN HOSPITAL, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.