World War II Honoree

Robert Anthony D'Alesandris

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hartford, Connecticut

Honored By

Margaret M. Concannon

Relationship

Niece

SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM JUNE 1944 THROUGH JUNE 1946. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO SERVE IN THE ARMED GUARD AND ATTENDED GUNNERY SCHOOL PRIOR TO BOARDING HIS FIRST MERCHANT SHIP TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. HIS FIRST SHIP WAS A TANKER AND THEY SAILED TO THE FAR EAST INTO THE PACIFIC. HIS SECOND SHIP WAS A LIBERTY SHIP AND THEY WENT TO OKINAWA FROM HAWAII. HIS LAST MERCHANT SHIP WAS A VICTORY SHIP AND AGAIN THEY SAILED TO THE FAR EAST.