World War II Honoree

Alfred J. Novi

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED AS A GUNNER ABOARD THE USS WASHINGTON AND THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA, WHICH WERE TWO SHIPS HEAVILY DAMAGED IN BATTLE. SERVING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE SAW ACTION IN GUADALCANAL, MIDWAY, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. HE WAS WOUNDED IN COMBAT AND SPENT SIX MONTHS IN THE PHILADELPHIA NAVAL HOSPITAL IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA RECOVERING FROM HIS INJURIES.