World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alpherie Fontaine
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Fontaine Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE 461ST BOMB SQUADRON AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER IN TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA AND ROME-ARNO. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.