World War II Honoree

Domingo Alvarez

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Laredo, Texas

Honored By

Douglas M. Alford, USN

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY AUGUST 13, 1942. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS LOUISVILLE (CA-28), A HEAVY CRUISER. FIRST BATTLE; RENNELL ISLAND. NEAR MISS BY JAPANESE TORPEDO. ON JANUARY 5, 1945 THE USS LOUISVILLE WAS STRUCK BY TWO KAMAKAZE AIRCRAFT. THE SHIP WAS REPAIRED AND BACK ON DUTY MAY, 1945 PROVIDING NAVAL SUPPORT FOR THE OKINAWA CAMPAIGN WHEN IT WAS AGAIN STRUCK BY KAMAKAZE AIRCRAFT. BACK ON THE FIRING LINE JUNE 5, 1945. A WEEK LATER, ENTERED PEARL HARBOR AS THE WAR ENDED. HE WAS IN EVERY BATTLE. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS LOUISVILLE IN ERROR. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE USS INDIANAPOLIS WHICH WAS SUNK WITH MANY LOSSES. HE WAS SEPARATED FORM THE NAVAL SERVICE WITH HONORS ON DECEMBER 12, 1945.