Reflecting on Service
Service aboard the USS JOHN ADAMS is filled with unforgettable moments. Please take a moment to remember former shipmates who are on Eternal Patrol. Our latest notification:
Albert “Del” D’Alessandro, MMC(SS)
Albert “Del” D’Alessandro, 60, of North Charleston, S.C., died Thursday, November 26, 2009 in South Carolina.
Born in Pottsville and raised in Minersville, he was a son of Constance Willinsky D’Alessandro, Mount Carbon, and the late Armond D’Alessandro.
He was a 1967 graduate of Minersville High School and attended Sterling College, Kansas.
He enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam Conflict and spent his 20-year career in the Submarine Service, retiring in 1988 as a chief machinist’s mate.