Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Utica, New York
Honored By
The Mineo Family
SERVED ABOARD DESTROYER DURING THE WAR IN THE ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN. WAS PART OF THE FLEET THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ALLIED LANDING IN SICILY (PALERMO). WAS VERY TRAUMATIC AS HIS FAMILY LIVED JUST OUTSIDE PALERMO. HE LATER FOUND HIS FAMILY AND THEY WERE ALL SAFE.