World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jerome Benedict D'Agostino
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ridgefield, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND A CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE BY GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON AT THE INVASION OF TUNISIA FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION. PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT ON THE BATTLEFIELD. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGNS IN SICILY AND SARDINIA. HE LATER ACHIEVED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.