World War II Honoree

Salvatore Nardella

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Anthony Limoggio

Relationship

Cousin

ENLISTED DECEMBER 1940 AFTER GRADUATING FROM ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY. REFUSED OFFICER TRAINING AS HE WANTED TO SERVE HIS YEAR AND THEN GET OUT OF THE ARMY. IN EARLY 1942 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO CALIFORNIA. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER HE WAS SHIPPED TO AUSTRALIA. SERVED IN THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS. HE ADVANCED IN RANK AS HE ISLAND HOPPED TOWARDS JAPAN AND BY END OF THE WAR HE WAS A CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER.