World War II Honoree

Michael F. Chiaccio

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Riverside, New Jersey

Honored By

Johnny Shelton

Relationship

Grandson

CORPORAL MICHAEL F. CHIACCIO ENTERED THE ARMY IN FEBRUARY 1943. HE WAS WITH THE 647TH TANK DESTROYERS. HE DID HIS INFANTRY TRAINING IN MISSISSIPPI, THAN WAS SENT OVERSEAS TO BREST, FRANCE WHERE HE WAS WITH THE POINT DIVISION. HE WAS THAN SENT TO AACHEN, GERMANY WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED AND SPENT SOME TIME IN THE HOSPITAL. HE THEN WENT TO PARIS, FRANCE TO REPLACE PERSONNEL. HE WAS DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946.