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Al DeFazio

. . Al DeFazio Al DeFazio was drafted into the US Army in February 1943 where he served with the 36th Infantry Division.  He fought in Africa and Italy as an infantryman and was wounded in combat, earning himself a Bronze Star before leaving the Army in 1946. missing

Bob Daley

. . Bob Daley Bob Daley was sixteen years old when he learned that his brother had been taken prisoner by the Japanese on the Bataan Peninsula.  Too young to enlist, Bob falsified his birth certificate and joined the Marines. At seventeen, he landed with the 4th Marine Division on Saipan.

Ruth D’Hert

. . Ruth D'Hert During WWII, Ruth D’Hert chose the Navy WAVES (“Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service”) because the uniforms were navy blue.  “Being a Mormon, I was looking at the uniforms, for one thing.  I decided on the WAVES because their uniforms were more conservative.  They were navy

Fran Culotta

. . Fran Culotta served as a combat infantry officer with the Army’s 36th Division in Italy during WWII. missing video/audio 6 decades later, French say ‘merci’: Four local veterans receive Legion of Honor for service during World War II WWII vets share war memories Francis Culotta, age

Jack Cross

. . Jack Cross Jack Cross entered the US Navy in June 1944 and spent his time in the Pacific serving as a gunner for 12 months aboard a Liberty Ship as well as an oil tanker for 30 days.  Before leaving the Navy in June 1946, he commissioned the

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