Rocco John Barcelona
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Rocco John Barcelona
Mr. Barcelona enlisted in the Regular Navy on May 26, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served as a Boatswain''s Mate Third Class aboard the USS Ajax (AR-6) and USS Cree (ATF-84) in the Pacific Theater.
He received the following: Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy of Occupation Medal (Asia Clasp), and World War II Victory Medal.
Mr. Barcelona was honorably discharged on May 10, 1949, in San Francisco, California.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 32.
