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Klingerman, Raymond

Born: 02/20/1920 Died: 03/06/2014 Branch: Navy, Navy Reserve Commendation: Distinguished Flying Cross War Served: Korean, WW II Rank: Commander Battles: Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Sicily Unit/Ship: USS…

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Jones, John W. Jr.

Born: 08/19/1925 Died: 08/24/2013 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Electrician 2nd Class Battles: Iwo Jima; Leyte; Okinawa Unit/Ship: USS Hyman (DD-732) Served In: Newport, RI; St.…

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Feigenbaum, Fennmore

Born: 08/01/1925 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Seaman 1st Class Battles: Okinawa; Unit/Ship: 28th Special Served In: Camp Perry, VA; Port Wanini, CA; Pearl Harbor, HI;…

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Buczacki, Stanley J.

Born: 10/18/1918 Died: Branch: Army Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Captain (o-3) Battles: Peleliu; Guam; Okinawa Unit/Ship: 1884th Engineer Aviation Battalion Served In: Camp Lee, VA: Fort…

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Bradshaw, James

Born: 05/20/1926 Died: Branch: Marines, Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Master Chief Battles: Battle of Eniwetok; Battle of Saipan; Battle of Tinian; Battle of Guam (1944); Battle of…

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Bruening, Robert Donald

Born: 08/24/1924 Died: 06/12/2016 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: Korean, WW II Rank: LT/O-2 Battles: Battle of Okinawa Unit/Ship: USS Tennessee; USS Pennsylvania; USS Springfield; USS…

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Tozzo, Donald G

Born: 08/23/1925 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Third Class Aviation Battles: Battle of Okinawa Unit/Ship: U.S.S Wasp Served In: The Pacific Citation: Tozzo, Donald G.,…

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Sullivan, James J.

Born: 01/15/1926 Died: 06/04/2018 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: S 1/C Battles: Okinawa Unit/Ship: LST 833; LCT 1397; LST 451 Served In: Sampson Naval Training Base, NY;…

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DiMenna, Sr., Fred D.

Born: 07/22/1923 Died: 11/11/2012 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Petty Officer 3/C Battles: Iwo Jima; Okinawa Unit/Ship: USS Auburn AGC 10 Served In: Sampson, NY; Brooklyn, NY;…

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DiDonno, Andrew

Born: 09/28/1924 Died: 08/05/2015 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: WT 2nd Class Battles: Battle of the Philippine Sea; Iwo Jima; Okinawa Unit/Ship: B Division; U.S.S Wilkes Barre;…

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Rosenfeld, Harry A.

Born: 01/24/1925 Branch: Navy War Served: WW II Rank: EM 3/C Battles: Invasion of Normandy (D-Day); Battle of Iwo JIma; Battle of Okinawa Unit/Ship: USS Nevada Served In: Sampson Training Center, NY;…

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Chapman, Alfred J.

Born: 02/15/1927 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War…

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Greci, Nicholas P.

Born: 01/15/1924 Died: 02/05/2009 Branch: Coast Guard Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Seaman GM 1/CV Battles: Iwo Jima; Okinawa Unit/Ship: Served In: Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY; California;…

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Palombizio, Alfred J.

Born: 06/27/1921 Died: 07/12/2011 Branch: Marines Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Private First Class Battles: Okinawa Unit/Ship: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) Served In: Camp…

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