World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rocco A. Petito
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waterbury, Connecticut
Honored By
Francis M. Coan
Relationship
Grandson
HE SERVED WITH THE CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD FROM 1938 TO 1942. HE SERVED IN THE 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION FROM 1942 TO 1946. HE SERVED IN FRANCE FROM AUGUST 1944 ON. HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND ENDED IN AUSTRIA. HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE.