World War II Honoree

Emanuel L. Aloise

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ravenswood, New York

Honored By

Andrew P. Aloise

Relationship

Son

ENLISTED IN U.S. NAVY IN NOVEMBER 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASIONS OF NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, AND ITALY AS PART OF THE FIRST AMPHIBIOUS CORPS. MACHINIST'S MATE AND MACHINE GUNNER ON VARIOUS LST'S, AND WAS ASSIGNED TO AN LCVP, CARRYING U.S. ARMY INFANTRY AND COMBAT ENGINEERS TO THE BEACHHEADS DURING THE LANDINGS. SERVED IN BIZERTE, NORTH AFRICA, AS WELL AS ABOARD THE USS ANTICLINE (YO-62) AS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS AND A 20 MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNER DURING BATTLE STATIONS. DELIVERED FUEL TO YUGOSLAVIAN PARTISANS IN THE ADRIATIC CAMPAIGN. RETURNED STATESIDE AND REPORTED FOR DUTY ABOARD LANDING CRAFT MEDIUM ROCKETS (LCMR) IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; AT THAT TIME BOUND FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN, WHEN THE WAR ENDED. HONORABLY DISCHARGED.