World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bernard Charles Altenbach
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Honored By
Jack Gordon
Relationship
Nephew
DECORATIONS & CITATIONS: MEDITERRANEAN THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT AND WWII VICTORY MEDALS. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR FOR BEING ATTACKED BY GERMAN TORPEDO BOMBERS AND BEING THE FIRST U.S. NAVY SHIP TO ARRIVE AT NAPLES, ITALY. COMBAT DUTY INVASION OF CASABLANCA, SICILY AT GELA, ITALY, NORMANDY, FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA.