World War II Honoree

Frank J. Addario

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Albany, New York

Honored By

David Addario

Relationship

Son

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. BEGAN MILITARY SERVICE IN ALBANY, NEW YORK BY JOINING THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE IN JANUARY 1943, WHERE HE SERVED FOR JUST OVER 7 MONTHS. THEN, ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE IN ALBANY, NEW YORK ON AUGUST 12, 1943. AFTER SPENDING 16 1/2 MONTHS IN THE U.S. FOR TRAINING, HE SHIPPED OUT ON DECEMBER 10, 1943 ON A TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP AND TRAVELED TO THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION. WAS ASSIGNED TO AFF HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, WHICH WAS PART OF THE 15TH ARMY AIR FORCE CAMPED NEAR AMENDOLA, ITALY. HE SERVED AS A STENOGRAPHER. AT WAR'S END, HE WAS FLOWN BACK TO THE U.S. ON OCTOBER 15, 1945 AND SEPARATED FROM THE SERVICE AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY ON OCTOBER 25TH. FOR HIS SERVICE, HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (ITALY), NEW YORK STATE MEDAL FOR MERIT, EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP BADGE WITH M-1 RIFLE, CARBINE AND THOMPSON SUB-MACHINE GUN TABS, OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.