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NY J01297
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AI Summary
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New York State Senate awards the Liberty Medal to Lieutenant James H. Alexander, Jr., recognizing exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of fellow New Yorkers
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Alexander served in the U.S. Navy's V-12 College Training Program during World War II, was commissioned as Lieutenant Junior Grade, and served aboard the USS Denver in the Atlantic
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After military service, he worked as an electrical engineer at IBM's Federal Systems Division on military and aerospace projects during the Cold War
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Contributed over 30 years to local sports as a certified referee for high school and college football and ice hockey, and helped establish a hockey community in Broome County by organizing and training referees at Grippen Park
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Celebrating his 100th birthday on Veterans Day, Alexander remained athletically active into his later years, skiing until age 89 and playing tennis and pickleball into his 90s
Legislative Description
Commending Lieutenant James H. Alexander, Jr., upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate
Last Action
ADOPTED
1/13/2026