Boffi, Francesco Verrznzio V., MM1

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last NEC
MM-0000-Machinist's Mate
Last NEC Group
Machinists Mate
Primary Unit
1952-1952, MM-0000, USS Heermann (DD-532)
Service Years
1942 - 1953
Voice Edition
MM-Machinists Mate
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Home State
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Year of Birth
1922
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
2323 Pebble Beach Blvd
Orlando , FL 32826
Date of Passing
Jun 13, 2017
 

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 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1942, Recruit Training (Newport, RI), 404
 Unit Assignments
US NavyNorfolk VA (Staff)USS Solace (AH-2)Bureau of Medicine (BUMED)
Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESFORCOM)USS Brownson (DD-868)USS Bearss (DD-654)
USS Fiske (DDR-842)USS Heermann (DD-532)
  1943-1944, MM-0000, USS Bernadou (DD-153)
  1944-1944, MM-0000, Norfolk VA (Staff)
  1944-1945, MM-0000, USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)
  1945-1945, MM-0000, USS Solace (AH-2)
  1945-1945, MM-0000, Naval Base Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
  1945-1945, MM-0000, USS Crescent City (AP-40/APA-21)
  1945-1945, MM-0000, Naval Medical Clinic (NMC) San Francisco
  1945-1945, MM-0000, Naval Hospital Farragut, ID
  1945-1945, MM-0000, Naval Special Hospital, Sun Valley, ID
  1945-1945, MM-0000, Navy Recruiting Station Boston, MA
  1945-1948, MM-0000, Break in Service
  1948-1950, MM-0000, Naval Reserve Center (NAVRESCEN) Providence, RI
  1950-1951, MM-0000, USS Brownson (DD-868)
  1951-1951, MM-0000, USS Bearss (DD-654)
  1951-1952, MM-0000, USS Fiske (DDR-842)
  1952-1952, MM-0000, USS Heermann (DD-532)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1943-1943 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater/Sicily Campaign (1943)
  1943-1943 Naples-Foggia Campaign (1943-44)/Operation Avalanche
  1944-1944 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater/Anzio Campaign (1944)
  1945-1945 World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Okinawa Gunto Operation
  1951-1951 Korean War/CCF Intervention (1950-51)
 Reflections on Service
Francesco
Please describe who or what influenced your decision to join the Navy.
Whether you were in the service for several years or as a career, please describe the direction or path you took. Where did you go to boot camp and what units, bases, ships or squadrons were you assigned to? What was your reason for leaving?
If you participated in any military operations, including combat, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, please describe those which made a lasting impact on you and, if life-changing, in what way?
From your entire military service, describe any memories you still reflect back on to this day.
Which individual(s) from your time in the military stand out as having the most positive impact on you and why?
Can you recount a particular incident from your service, which may or may not have been funny at the time, but still makes you laugh?
What profession did you follow after your military service and what are you doing now? If you are currently serving, what is your present occupational specialty?
In what ways has serving in the military influenced the way you have approached your life and your career? What do you miss most about your time in the service?
Based on your own experiences, what advice would you give to those who have recently joined the Navy?
In what ways has TogetherWeServed.com helped you remember your military service and the friends you served with.
 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Post 2093, Orange County PostChapter 16Military Order of the Purple HeartUSS Brownson DD-868/DD-518 Association
USS Fiske (DD / DDR 842) AssociationCentral Florida CouncilUSS Hadley DD-774 AssociationDepartment of Florida
National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)
  1943, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 2093, Orange County Post (Member) (Orlando, Florida) - Chap. Page
  1947, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 16 (Member) (Orlando, Florida) - Chap. Page
  1966, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page
  1980, USS Brownson DD-868/DD-518 Association - Assoc. Page
  1980, USS Fiske (DD / DDR 842) Association - Assoc. Page
  1980, Navy League of the United States, Central Florida Council (Member) (Orlando, Florida) - Chap. Page
  1980, USS Hadley DD-774 Association
  1984, American Legion, Department of Florida (Member) (Orlando, Florida) - Chap. Page
  2001, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) - Assoc. Page
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