World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Frank Ellsworth Alexander
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Worcester, Massachusetts
Relationship
Wife
SERVED 3 YEARS AS A SEAMAN IN THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINES. 2 YEARS WAS SERVED ON THE THOMAS H. LAWRENCE WHERE HE WAS SHIPWRECKED OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY. ALSO SERVED ON A FREIGHTER UNTIL IT WAS TORPEDOED IN 1942 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC.