World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy A. Fontana
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tacoma, Washington
Honored By
Sharla Desy
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED ON THE USS BERING STRAIT, A SEAPLANE TENDER. PILOTED LAUNCHES TO RECOVER DOWNED PILOTS. HELPED SET UP PRE-BATTLE BASES ON OKINAWA, SAIPAN, AND TINIAN. PARTICIPATED IN BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA. CREW OF ONE OF FIRST SHIPS INTO SASEBO, JAPAN AFTER THE WAR.