World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Albert Mattheau Bender
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clifton, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY; NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA; NAVAL REPAIR BASE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; SHIP REPAIR TRAINING UNIT, U.S. NAVAL REPAIR BASE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; NAVAL SECTION BASE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; NAVAL RECEIVING BARRACKS, TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER, SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA; COMMANDER SERVICE 7TH FLEET, RECEIVING BASE, EDUR; AND USS MEDUSA AR-1. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.