World War II Honoree

Enrico Pietro Quattrociocchi

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Maryland

Honored By

Gina Maria Quattrociocchi

Relationship

Daughter

MY FATHER SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE WAS ASSIGNED ON THE USS CANBERRA (HEAVY CRUISER) AND THE USS BROOKLYN. HIS SHIP (USS CANBERRA) WAS ENGAGED IN NUMEROUS BATTLE CAMPAIGNS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AGAINST THE JAPANESE. WHILE ON BOARD THE USS CANBERRA, HIS SHIP WAS STRUCK BY A JAPANESE TORPEDO. TWENTY THREE FELLOW CREW MEMBERS LOST THEIR LIVES. THE TOW OF THE USS CANBERRA WAS THE LONGEST TOW OF THE HISTORY OF THE NAVY. THE CHIEF AND CREW MEMBERS OF THE USS CANBERRA RECEIVED ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS FROM THE U.S. NAVY.