World War II Honoree

Dominick Anthony Papandrea

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hudson Valley, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

WWII DREW HIM INTO THE U.S. NAVY MEDICAL CORPS, WHERE HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS ENSIGN AND THEN LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AND SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS ON THE THE USS LARAMIE AO-16, THE USS HAVEN AH-12, THE USS VICKSBURG CL-86 AND AT THE ST. ALBANS U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL. HE RECEIVED AN AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, AN ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON, AND A WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE.