George A. Folwarski

MEDALS-RIBBONS: Good Conduct (4), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/2 Stars, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation, Humanitarian Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation (3), Navy Expeditionary Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, RVN Service Medal (3), RVN Campaign Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal.

Radioman Senior Chief Petty Officer Folwarski's notable career included serving in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets as a Communications Technician (CT) and Radioman (RM), onboard Amphibious Ships (LPH-4, LSD-33, LPH-10) as well as on Destroyer units (DD-684, DLG-30, FF-1055).  His missions included the Cuban Crisis Campaign and the Vietnam War.  His greatest achievement was during a Western Pacific deployment onboard the USS HORNE (DLG-30), off of Vietnam in support of Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group SEVENTH Fleet.  He personally maintained ship/shore communications at peak efficiency despite poor propagation, euipment limitations and the high priority onboard staff receiving/sending over seven hundred messages per day, earning him the Navy Achievement Medal.