World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest P. Passante
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Highland, New York
Honored By
Ernest P. Passante
Three trips to the Mediterranean Sea on SS William T. Barry, Liberty Ship. Oran, Casablanca, North Africa, Bari, Salerno and Naples, Italy. Air raid off Rock of Gibraltar, German Torpedo Planes. One trip to Suez Canal, SS Benjamin Franklin. Convoy to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Trinidad for supplies, Cape Town, South Africa. SS J. Sterling to the Philippines when war ended.