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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Louis E. Alioto

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN GENERAL GEORGE PATTON'S 4TH 'BREAKTHROUGH' ARMORED DIVISION, LANDING ON UTAH BEACH IN NORMANDY, FRANCE. WHILE PARTICIPATING IN COMBAT IN AVRANCHES, FRANCE, HE RESCUED A SOLDIER FROM A BURNING TANK AND WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR. LATER SAW COMBAT AT BASTOGNE (THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND IN APRIL 1945 HE WAS WITH THE TROOPS THAT LIBERATED OHRDRUF CONCENTRATION CAMP IN GERMANY.