Years of service 1939-1942 | Role Sailor Name Herbert Calcaterra | |
Born April 7, 1920
Escalon, California ( 1920-04-07 ) Rank Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Awards Silver Star (posthumous) Died September 4, 1942, Midway Atoll, United States | ||
Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Navy | ||
Herbert A. Calcaterra (April 7, 1920 – September 4, 1942) was a US Navy sailor.
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Calcaterra was born in Escalon, California.
Navy career
Calcaterra enlisted in the Navy December 14, 1939.
Awarded the Silver Star
Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Calcaterra was commended 7 July 1942 for his performance as a member of the crew of USS Pompano (SS-181), and was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for conspicuous gallantry as a member of a 3" gun crew until fatally wounded during an action against an armed enemy patrol ship September 4, 1942.
Namesake
USS Calcaterra (DE-390) was named in his honor. The ship was launched August 16, 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. G. M. Stites; commissioned November 17, 1943, Commander H. J. Wuensch, USCG, in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.