World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Anthony Drewiengo
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Avoca, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 17 FEBRUARY 1944 AT WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM 27 MAY 1944 TO 2 MARCH 1946 AS PART OF THE COMMISSIONING CREW ABOARD USS HODGES (DE-231), PERFORMING ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROLS ALONG THE EAST COAST, THEN OFF NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINES, BEFORE SUPPORTING LANDING OPERATIONS AT THE LINGAYEN GULF. ALSO SUPPORTED OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS AT LEYTE, THEN PATROLLED OUT OF MANILA BAY AND SUBIC BAY, WITH POST-WAR PATROLLING BETWEEN ULITHI AND OKINAWA BEFORE RETURNING TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 4 MAY 1946 AT LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.