World War II Honoree

Matteo J. Gaudioso

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Lynn M. Gaudioso

Relationship

Daughter

1943, DEPARTED U.S. TO EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS MASTER SERGEANT LINE CHIEF OF MAINTENANCE FOR FIGHTER AIRCRAFT STATIONED AT STEEPLE MORDEN, ENGLAND. LED SQUAD OF AIRCRAFT TECHNICIANS TO NORMANDY, FRANCE. ASSIGNED TO U.S. 3RD ARMY, GERMANY. REASSIGNED TO U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, WIESBADEN, GERMANY. ASSIGNED CHIEF OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, AUGSBURG AIRDROME, GERMANY. REASSIGNED AS CHIEF OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AT TEMPELHOF AIRDROME, BERLIN, GERMANY, ARMY OF OCCUPATION. 1947, RETURNED TO U.S. AND ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 2ND LIEUTENANT, INSPECTOR GENERAL DIVISION, HEADQUARTERS, 1ST AIR FORCE.