World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jess Joe Alvarado
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Harbor City, California
Honored By
Grandson
ENTERED SERVICE IN DECEMBER 1942. SERVED AS A WIPER ABOARD THE WAIMEA. SERVED ON SEVERAL SHIPS DURING THE WAR AND WAS ABOARD THE LIBERTY SHIP HOBART BAKER WHEN SHE WAS HIT AND SUNK BY TWO 500-POUND BOMBS ON DECEMBER 31, 1944 IN THE PHILIPPINES.