World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carmelo J. Puiia
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rumford, Maine
Honored By
Paula M. Hall
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED ON JANUARY 10, 1943 WHEN THE 407TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION WAS FORMED. LEFT CAMP MILES STANDISH IN MASSACHUSETTS ON MARCH 11, 1944. LANDED AT LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND ON JUNE 23, 1944. LCI LANDED AT UTAH BEACH NEAR MONTEBOURG, FRANCE. BATTLES IN ENGLAND, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND RHINELAND.