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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Anthony Francis Zelinsky

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Olyphant, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Relationship

Grateful Citizen

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 10 MAY 1942 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM JUNE 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1943 ABOARD USS PHILADELPHIA (CL-41) PERFORMING CONVOY ESCORT TO GREENOCK, SCOTLAND; FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 TO OCTOBER 1943 ABOARD USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) DURING FITTING OUT AND EARLY TRIALS; AND FROM NOVEMBER 1943 TO SEPTEMBER 1945 ABOARD USS STERN (DE-187) SUPPORTING THIRD FLEET AT-SEA LOGISTICS GROUP OPERATIONS, THEN PROVIDING TRANSPORT PROTECTION FOR THE INVASIONS OF LUZON, IWO JIMA, AND OKINAWA, BEFORE RETURNING TO THE U.S. WEST COAST IN LATE JULY 1945. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 11 NOVEMBER 1945 AT USN SEPARATION CENTER, BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND.