Connecticut WWII Veteran Receives Promotion, medals Photo By Timothy Koster | From left-to-right, the Honorable Gregory J. Slavonic, currently performing the duties.. read moreread more Photo By Timothy Koster | From left-to-right, the Honorable Gregory J. Slavonic, currently performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Marines Col. Stephen Lightfoot, military advisor to the Under Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Army Sgt. Dan Crowley (ret.), U.S. Navy Capt. Gregory Leland, executive assistant for the Under Secretary of the Navy, and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal pose for a photo following a ceremony at the Bradley Air National Guard Base in Windsor Locks, Conn. Jan. 4, 2021. The ceremony presented Crowley with his official promotion to sergeant, the Prisoner of War Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge, which he earned while serving in the Pacific Theatre of World War II bu
Navy honors WWII vet with Combat Infantryman Badge, POW medal
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Jan. 5 (UPI) The U.S. Navy this week presented a World War II veteran with an honorary Combat Infantryman Badge and a Prisoner of War medal in honor of his service.
At an awards ceremony that took place 76 years after he served in the Pacific, Daniel Crowley was also promoted to the rank of sergeant which he attained but was not formally advanced to during his service.
Advertisement Grace under fire. Calm under pressure. Easy words to use in the quiet of an auditorium. It is another thing entirely to demonstrate these qualities in the face of a determined enemy, Gregory J. Slavonic at the Bradley International Airport s Air National Guard hanger in Windsor Locks, Conn., said on Monday.
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