Adam Montagna, Coxswain
Dartmouth, Devonshire, England
1943 – 1945
- Enlisted in the Navy on June 2, 1943 in Springfield, MA
- Trained at Sampson Naval Training Station, Sampson, New York – Training Company 203 from June 8, 1943 to July 28, 1943
- Additional Training at the ABATU in Lido Beach, LI, NY
- Departing from Lido Beach, NY for England aboard the HMS Aquitania on 11/28/43
- Arrived in Firth of Clyde, Scotland on 12/11/43
- Assigned to the Advance Amphibious Base stationed at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devonshire, England
- Served as a Master at Arms
- While at the USNAAB Dartmouth, he assisted in recovery efforts after Operation Tiger on April 28, 1944
- Received a Commendation for his participation in the D-Day Invasion
- Departed England aboard the HMS Queen Mary from Gourock, Scotland on 1/13/45
- Arrived in New York, NY on 1/19/45
- Spent three months in hospital at USNH, St. Albans, NY and the USNH, Sampson, NY recovering from service related injury
- Discharged at the REC BRKS, NTC, Lido Beach, LI, NY on April 26,1945
- Awards: American Campaign Medal, European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal