Boffi, Francesco Verrznzio, MM1

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last Primary NEC
MM-0000-Machinist's Mate
Last Rating/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
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From their entire military service, describe any personal memories, you may be aware of, which impacted him/her the most.
If known, please list any individual(s) from his/her time in the military who stood out as having the most positive impact on them and why?
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 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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