World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond J. Alberts
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Park Ridge, Illinois
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Frank McNamer
EARLY JUNE 1943, TRAVELED BY SHIP WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE 7TH ARMY TO NORTH AFRICA AS COMMANDER OF BATTERY B OF THE 441ST COAST ARTILLERY BATTALION, ANTI-AIRCRAFT. CAMPAIGNS LED HIM WITH THE 3RD DIVISION OF THE 5TH ARMY TO SICILY, NAPLES, ANZIO, AND ST. TROPEZ, ENDING UP IN THE HEARTLAND OF GERMANY AT FRANKFURT, MUNICH AND SALZBURG. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, THE PURPLE HEART AND THE CROIX DE GUERRE. RETURNED HOME IN LATE AUGUST 1945.