World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Konstantine Peter Cocolis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Stamford, Connecticut
Honored By
The Angelo Cocolis & Peter Cocolis Families
Participated in 5 major invasions in the Pacific Theater; won 5 Battle Stars. Served in the South Pacific, Dutch East Indies, Guadalcanal, Ulithi, Luzon, Manus Island, Pearl Harbor, Saipan, Nagasaki, Manila, Lingayen, Gulf of New Caledonia and Okinawa. Awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and American Campaign Medal.