World War II Honoree

Alfred Cini

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

John & Dorothy Murphy

Relationship

Friends

OPERATED SIGNAL STATION ON MT. SURIBACHI, IWO JIMA DIRECTING LANDING CRAFT ON 'BEACHES'. AWARDED LETTER OF COMMENDATION FOR SWIMMING OUT TO INJURED SAILORS STRANDED ON DAMAGED LCT, PROVIDING MEANS TO RESCUE THEM AND BRING THEM ASHORE. EARNED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC, WORLD WAR-II VICTORY MEDALS, AND IWO JIMA COMMEMMORATICE MEDAL. ALSO KNOWN AS 'AL MARTINO'