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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Ciliano

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New Haven, Connecticut

Honored By

John Ciliano

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ONBOARD THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 5 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. MADE THE MURMANSK RUN AUGUST 22ND TO 28TH IN 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDINGS AT NORTH AFRICA, THE SINKING OF THE U-616, THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.