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World War II Veteran,
James Aloisi to be honored on October 14,
On October 14th at 5:30 a.m. at the
Troop F State Police Offices at the Airport,
Honor Flight New
England will be taking 62 WWII veterans to Washington DC to
honor them for their service and to see the WWII memorial along with
other memorials.
Among the 62 veterans will be long-time East Boston resident James
A. Aloisi, Sr.
Activity during World War II
Mr. Aloisi entered the United States
Navy from his hometown of Medford, MA on July 13, 1944. He
completed basic training at Sampson, New York and Armed Guard at
Camp Shelton, Norfolk, Virginia. He served in both the Atlantic and
Pacific theatres of operation. His service in the Pacific was based
at the Naval Base in Manila. He served on the USS David B. Johnson,
as an armed guard on the North Atlantic Run, crossing the Artic
Circle on April 15, 1945.
While onboard the USS Johnson he was
an armed guard in the Murmansk Run which was one of the most
dangerous and deadliest missions of the war. He also served on the
USS Lexington.
Service Medals awarded were: The WWII Victory Medal, the American
Area Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Area Medal and the
Asiatic-Pacific Theatre
Medal.
He was honorably discharged on June 8, 1946 with a rank and
classification of Coxswain, V6, U.S. Naval Reserve.
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