World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard R. Gronkowski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Heather Gronkowski
Relationship
Granddaughter
NOSE GUNNER ON B-24 LIBERATOR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. FLEW 45 LONG-RANGE BOMBING MISSIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC WITH THE 380TH BOMB GROUP (H), 530TH BOMB SQUADRON OUT OF NORTHERN TERRITORY IN AUSTRALIA AND IN NEW GUINEA. AWARDED SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS. ALSO TWO PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS.