World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Louis E. Checchio
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Honored By
Dorothy Borawski
Entered service August 1941. Trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Went overseas December 4, 1943. 13th Infantry, Company B. Purple Heart September 22, 1944. Killed in action in France July 20, 1944.