World War II Honoree

Rudolph Ralph Fonseca

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Marion Fonseca

Relationship

Wife

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY ON JUNE 9, 1944 IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT RECRUIT TRAINING CENTER BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND. THEN SHIP REPAIR SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE WAS DESIGNATED A CARPENTER'S MATE. HE SERVED AT THE NAVAL INDUSTRIAL COMMAND IN SAN DIEGO, THEN A TOUR AT RADIO STATION BOSTON AND LATER HE WAS ASSIGNED ON BOARD THE USS XANTHUS AR-19. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON MARCH 27, 1946 FROM THE PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK AS A CHIEF CARPENTER'S MATE.