World War II Honoree

Anthony Cosentino

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Linda Andrews

Relationship

Niece

HE SERVED IN NORMANDY ABOARD THE USS NELSON UNTIL AFTER HER STERN WAS BLOWN OFF BY BEING TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN E-BOAT (PT BOAT) A FEW DAYS AFTER THE D-DAY LANDINGS. BY SUMMER OF 1945, HE WAS IN THE PACIFIC, ABOARD THE USS GRAFFIAS, AND LANDED SOME OF THE FIRST TROOPS TO GO INTO NAGASAKI. IN NOVEMBER 2010, HE WAS AWARDED THE ORDER OF CHEVALIER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR BY FRANCE.