World War II Honoree

Amerigo P. Gorglione

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bronx, New York

Honored By

Rose Marie Gorglione

Relationship

Wife & Children

DRAFTED INTO SERVICE MARCH 18, 1944 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OCTOBER 31, 1945 AS A STAFF SERGEANT. SEPARATED FROM FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. SERVED WITH 204TH ENGINEERS MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 3RD ARMY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. FOUGHT AT NORTHERN FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE, NORMANDY, RHINELAND, SAINT LO, AND ARDENNES. ASSISTED AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.