World War II Honoree

Alfred Leslie Duncombe, M.D.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brockton, Massachusetts

Honored By

Margaret Duncombe

Relationship

Great Granddaughter

SERVED IN THE NAVAL MEDICAL CORPS FROM 1942 TO 1945. STATIONED WITH MOBILE HOSPITAL 3 IN SAMOA FOR TWO YEARS WHERE HE HELP BUILD THE MOBILE HOSPITAL BASE ITSELF AND THEN SERVED THE TROOPS AND NATIVE POPULATION IN THAT AREA. MEDICAL SERVICE CULMINATED WITH LANDING IN NAGASAKI TWO DAYS AFTER IT WAS BOMBED TO RESCUE AND TREAT THE AMERICAN TROOPS IN THAT AREA.