JOSEPH S. ALVES
Joseph S. Alves, MoMM3(SS)
Joseph Alves, MoMM3(SS), and an unidentified EM3(SS), Hawaii,
1945
Joseph Alves, MoMM3(SS), and two unidentified sailors, Hawaii,
1945
Joe Alves at the Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1999
Nancy Martin, his daughter, and Joe, aboard Joe's sailboat,
an 18-foot Cape Cod Cat boat, June 26th, 2003
A close-up photo of Nancy and Joe on Joe's sailboat
Less than three weeks after the above photos were taken, Joseph
Alves passed away on July 15th, 2003
ON ETERNAL PATROL
"Sailor, Rest Your Oars"
(Photos Courtesy of Nancy Martin, daughter of Joseph S. Alves,
MoMM3(SS), USS R-2 (SS-79), 1943-45, and MoMM2(SS), USS Menhaden (SS-377),
1945-46. Images Courtesy of Les Martin, son of Nancy and Phil Martin)