World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alessandro A. Alessandri
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
Alessandro A. Alessandri
DRAFTED 1942. SERVED AS A GENERAL'S ASSISTANT. AWARDED A HEROISM MEDAL. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER, 501ST PORT BATTALION, 1ST ARMY. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF CHINA. LANDED D-DAY PLUS 13 IN FRANCE. HE WATCHED GENERAL PATTON'S COMMAND CAR FALL INTO THE WATER; IT WAS RECOVERED.