World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John J. Amabile
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Archbald, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Donna Amabile Conaghan
Relationship
Daughter
PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST WAVE OF THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, AT UTAH BEACH, WITH THE 8TH REGIMENT, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SERVED AS A MACHINE GUNNER ON THE FRONT LINE FOR 6 1/2 MONTHS UNTIL HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE HUERTGEN FOREST.