Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
The Ciabattari Family
VOLUNTEERED, 1940-1945. ENTERED TOWARD THE END OF THE CASABLANCA CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA. FROM THERE HE FOUGHT IN THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN OF ITALY, SICILY, SALERNO, ANZIO BEACH, ROME AND MILAN. WHILE IN ROME, JOHN WAS GIVEN THE SPECIAL HONOR OF TRANSLATING TO THE ITALIANS THAT THE AMERICANS HAD ARRIVED. RECIPIENT OF TWO PURPLE HEARTS AND A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.