Peter J Dalessondro - Dalessondro Boulevard, Albany, New York - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This plaque dedicating a boulevard to the World War II hero can be found on Peter Dalessondro Boulevard near the Albany International Airport, Albany, New York. This boulevard is the road that connects Albany Shaker Road (Highway 155) with the Albany Airport's passenger terminal.

The text non plaque reads as follow:

DALESSONDRO BOULEVARD

IN DECEMBER 1944, NEAR KALTERHERBERG, GERMANY
TECHNICAL SERGEANT PETER J DALESSONDRO OF THE 9TH
INFANTERY DIVISION, AT THE GREAT PERSONAL RISK, INTREPIDLY
FOUGHT AGAINST OVERHELMING ENEMY ATTACK TO SAVE
HIS COMPANY FROM DEFEAT. HIS SINGLEHANDED EFFORTS
EARNED HIM THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.
CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS AND EMPRISONED FOR SIX
MONTHS, SGT. DALESSONDRO RETURNED TO THE CAPITAL
DISTRICT AS HERO AND CONTINUED TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY
AND COMMUNITY AS A SIX TERM MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK
STATE SENATE.

HIGHWAY DEDICATED BY
THE RESIDENTS OF ALBANY COUNTY
COLUMBUS DAY, 1987

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