World War II Honoree

Louis Joseph Battagliese

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Daughter

SERGEANT. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON JULY 15, 1942 AND INTO ACTIVE SERVICE ON JULY 29, 1942. HIS MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY WAS DISPATCHER. HE SPENT 23 MONTHS IN ALASKA AS PART OF THE QUARTERMASTER SECTION STATION COMPLEMENT ALASKA DEFENSE. THIS SERVICE WAS CONSIDERED FOREIGN SERVICE AS ALASKA WAS NOT PART OF THE U.S. AT THAT TIME. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM MILITARY SERVICE AT FORT FRANCIS E. WARREN WYOMING ON NOVEMBER 1, 1945.