World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul M. Basso
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Daughter
SERVED 8-11-41 TO 10-10-45 ON COAST GUARD CUTTER TAMPA & USS LST 786. RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MEDALS: THE AMERICAN THEATER OF WAR, EUROPEAN THEATER OF WAR AND 1 STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF WAR AND 4 STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION BAR AND 2 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT BAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN AND 7 STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AND 1 STAR. CHINA SERVICE.