Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Alfred John D’Arezzo, United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in 1945.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)Action Date:
1963 – 1968
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Alfred John D’Arezzo, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1963 to 1968.
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Legion of Merit
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Alfred John D’Arezzo, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of an Artillery Detachment on Bataan, Philippine Islands, during World War II.