World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Albert J. Raffo
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Mrs. Albert J. Raffo
INDUCTED 8/25/43 AT MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. ATTENDED COOK AND BAKER SCHOOL, CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA. SAILED OVERSEAS TO WALES IN JULY 1944. ASSIGNED TO THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. BY GLIDER TO HOLLAND, SEPTEMBER 1944. INJURED IN THE VICINITY OF VEHEL, 9/25/44. REMAINDER OF TIME SPENT IN HOSPITALS IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. RETURNED TO THE U.S. AUGUST 1945. RECEIVED DISABILITY DISCHARGE 4/11/46, BUSHNELL GENERAL HOSPITAL, UTAH. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.