. . Peter entered the US Navy on June 30, 1942. He was aboard an LST 313 that was sunk during the invasion of Sicily. After returning to the United States, he redeployed to Europe and participated in the invasion of Normandy aboard a hospital ship. We thank you for sharing
. . Gus Mathews enlisted in the US Navy on November 16, 1942. He was an electrician aboard the heavy cruiser USS Boston (CA-69), sailing over 150,000 miles, spending 3 Christmas’, and earning 10 battle stars while aboard the ship. Gus didn’t set foot on land for over 17 months and
. . Michael Martier fought in the Battle of the Bulge with the US Army 17th Airborne Division in World War II.
. . Felix Marcello began his military career in 1943 with the US Merchant Marines but later joined the US Army as a paratrooper at the end of 1943. He fought in the Phillipines and was part of the first wave of troops into Japan for the occupation before finishing his
. . Don Maloney grew up in New York City. During WWII he was drafted into the army. As the war in Europe was drawing to a conclusion in late 1944-1945, but certainly not over, Don was sent to France with other replacement troops. He recalls watching the Germans surrender with
. . Pete Longstreth entered the US Navy in January 1945 and served abord the destroyers USS Rowan (DD-782) as a fireman and the USS Rogers (DD-876) as a deckhand which were part of General William Halsey’s fleet. Pete sailed as far as Tokyo Bay, Japan and Okinawa but traveled across
