Peter Joseph Dalessandro (May 18, 1918 – October 15, 1997) was a United States Army soldier who earned the United States' highest military honor – the Medal of Honor – on December 22, 1944, for action occurring in the European Theatre of Operations during World War II.

Citation: He was captured during the battle and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of war.

After returning home a war hero, Dalessandro was elected as a Democrat to the New York State Senate in 1947, representing the 35th district from 1947 to 1954 and the 36th from 1955 until his resignation in 1957.

He was a member of the American Legion, Catholic War Veterans,[citation needed] Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Elks.

A portion of County Route 151 alongside Albany International Airport has been named in his honor in Colonie, New York.