World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph W. Frank
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Richmond Hill, New York
Honored By
Joseph W. Frank
Served on the USS Beale DD-471 from commissioning in 1942 until end of 1945. Battle of Surigao Strait, torpedoman against battleship Yamashiro. Received 6 Battle Stars; Aleutian islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea, Hollandia, Liberation of the Philippines, Okinawa Gunto Operation and Operation against Japan from July 26, 1945 to August 7, 1945.