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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Henry Joseph Baraldi

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

DURING WWII, SERVED IN THE ARMY. ON DECEMBER 24, 1944, HE WAS ABOARD THE TROOP SHIP USS LEOPOLDVILLE EN ROUTE TO FRANCE WHEN IT WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. MORE THAN 700 LIVES WERE LOST. HE WAS AMONG THE LAST TO BE RESCUED, AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.