World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Stephen Cerniglia
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lake Worth, Florida
Honored By
Salvatore A. Barcia
Relationship
Cousin
He was a paratrooper in the engineers, dropped on Utah Beach early in the morning of 6/6/44. Job was to clear mines from landing area. Very few survived in his unit. Later that day his truck hit a mine and he was severely burned. Sole survivor in his unit.