World War II Honoree

Dominic F. Conte

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hudson, New York

Honored By

Angela Atwell Carlucci

Relationship

Niece

DOMINIC SAILED TRANSPORTS FOR THE NAVY AS A SIGNALMAN, HE BROUGHT A PAIR OF LOCOMOTIVES FROM THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARDS TO MERMANSK, RUSSIA. IT WAS A VERY DICEY OPERATION GIVEN THE FLIMSINESS OF THE TRANSPORTS 'THEY'D SPLIT RIGHT IN TWO ON YOU IF YOU WEREN'T CAREFUL' AND THE WEIGHT OF THE LOCOMOTIVES. HE SAILED TROOP TRANSPORTS LIBERTY SHIPS AROUND ENGLAND, IRELAND AND SCOTLAND, AND THEN HOPPED THE WORLD TO SAIL THE SAME BOATS IN HAWAII, GUAM, LEYTE, CORREGIDOR AND THE PHILIPPINES. HIS DETAILS OF CAVES DUG INTO THE CORAL OF PACIFIC ATOLLS WOULD ACCURATELY PORTRAY A SLAUGHTERHOUSE. SOURCE: HTTTP:\\REGISTERSTAR.COM MARCH 17, 2002.