World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Summer Altenderfer, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SAW ACTION IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS ON A PT BOAT AS A GUNNERS MATE SECOND CLASS. HE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY AND HELPED IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.