Private First Class Frank P. Witek of Derby, a Marine, was killed in action in World War II. He was the only Medal of Honor recipient in the Valley. The park on Academy Hill Road next to the reservoir was built in his memory.
The granite plaques replace the original bronze ones stolen by vandals last year. Local veterans' groups and city officials plan to rededicate the monuments in a ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 22.
The third plaque features a citation by then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that details how Witek lost his life in the battle of Finegayan on Guam, Aug. 3, 1944.
Photos by Patricia Villers
