Albert A. Sommerfeld, 1920-2014.

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Albert A. Sommerfeld, 1920-2014.

Beloved husband and father Al Sommerfeld passed away peacefully
at home on Sunday evening, April 20th, after a long illness.

If you have any questions, you can contact
Doris, Bill, or Meg Sommerfeld at the house or email Meg at
meg.sommerfeld(at)comcast.net

Doris, Bill, and Margaret Sommerfeld

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Obituary: Albert Anthony Sommerfeld.

Albert Anthony Sommerfeld of Greenvale, 93, passed away on April 20 after a long illness.
He was born on June 3, 1920 in Brooklyn. He graduated from Jamaica High School in 1938
and attended Queens College. He left college to join the Navy in August 1941. While training
in San Diego, he was fortunate to walk away from a plane crash. During World War II, he was
a pilot with the famous “Jumpin’ Joe Clifton’s” Carrier Air Group 12 squadron, flying both
the Dauntless and the Helldiver dive bombers. He spent about a year in the Pacific theater
on the USS Saratoga and participated in over 42 air strikes against enemy bases.

After returning to the United States structor at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida. He was
later assigned to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn and remained on active duty until early
1946. Following the war, he continued his service in the Naval Reserves, retiring as a
Commander in 1973. For his service he was awarded the American Campaign Medal,
the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.

After leaving active duty in the Navy, he earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (now Polytechnic Institute of New York University),
graduating magna cum laude in 1948. He married Doris Adele Johnson on May 22, 1949.

He began working for the New York Telephone company in 1948, and retired as a district
manager in 1981, shortly before the breakup of the Bell system.

He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Glen Head where for many years he
managed the usher corps. He also enjoyed participating in the Manhasset Men’s Club and
attending performances of the New York City Opera with his wife Doris for many years.

He was an active volunteer, serving on the Village of Roslyn Harbor zoning board for
several decades. He also helped raise funds for and participated in alumni activities at
Brooklyn Polytechnic for many years.

He was preceded in death by his parents Albert Anton and Petronella Sommerfeld, and
his sisters Marie Knipe and Harriet Hettick. He is survived by his wife, Doris A. Sommerfeld;
his son Bill, daughter-in-law Renee, and granddaughter Anna; his daughter Meg and her
husband Jay Matson and their daughters Abigail and Madeline; and his nephews Bruce
Hettick, Leigh Hettick, Don Behnke, and their families. His nephew George Behnke prede-
ceased him.

Quelle / Source: Record-Pilot

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