World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur G. Fotino
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Honored By
Timothy Flaherty
Relationship
Grandson
40TH FIGHTER SQUADRON; AUGUST 13, 1942 TO NOVEMBER 17, 1945; SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 932, MARKSMAN CARBINE. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS; AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, NEW GUINEA, WESTERN PACIFIC, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, LUZON, RYUKYUS. DECORATION AND CITATIONS; VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR. WAS ATTACHED TO A FIGHTER SQUADRON OPERATING SPECIAL EQUIPMENT USED IN REFUELING PLANES, SERVED 17 MONTHS OF OVERSEAS DUTY IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.