World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Leonard Alger
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Alger Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; FLEET SERVICE SCHOOL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; RECEIVING STATION WASHINGTON, D.C.; RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. USS WEST VIRGINIA, FLEET ADMIRAL COMMANDER IN CHIEF CENTRAL PACIFIC, COMMANDER 14TH NAVAL DISTRICT, NAVY YARD PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, NAVAL AIR STATION KANOHE BAY, HAWAII, USS BELLEU WOOD, INTELLIGENCE CENTRAL PACIFIC COAST AREA, USS LEUTZE DD-481, USS WASP CV-18, USS MOUNT MCKINLEY AGC-7, USS ARKANSAS, USS ST. LOUIS CL-49, USS NEW MEXICO BB-40, USS TENNESSEE BB-43 AND NAVY RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.