Congresswoman Claudia Tenney will host a Medal Ceremony to recognize the bravery of Torpedoman’s Mate Second Class Joseph Edward Joseph, during his service in the Navy during World War II.
The ceremony will take place Saturday morning at 11 at Fort Ontario Historic Site in Oswego.
Joseph was honorably discharged from the United States Navy on January 4, 1946, after serving in World War II aboard the USS Aulick. On November 29, 1945, six Japanese planes attacked the Aulick in the Leyte Gulf while on anti-submarine patrol, with 31 men giving their lives in defense of their ship, fellow service members, and country, 64 being wounded, and one sailor missing in action. Joseph, for his actions and bravery, earned the Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and foreign awards of the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze battle star.
Mr. Joe Joseph will accept the medals and awards in honor of his father, Torpedoman’s Mate Second Class Joseph Edward Joseph.
A World War II Medal Ceremony to present the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, and the World War II Victory Medal to Mr. Joe Joseph to recognize his father’s, Torpedoman’s Mate Second Class Joseph Edward Joseph, brave service in the Navy during World War II. Tenney will also be presenting an American flag flown over the Capitol and Pentagon, and a copy of a floor speech from late 2022 that honored Joe Joseph’s father and his uncles, who also served in WWII.
