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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

August 'Augie' Giusti

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Tuckahoe, New York

Honored By

Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AN 18 YEAR OLD NAVY TRUMPETER, ASSIGNED TO THE USS WEST VIRGINIA WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IN A SMALL BOAT AND HELPED INJURED PEOPLE GET TO A HOSPITAL SHIP. A JAPANESE FIGHTER PLANE CAME SO CLOSE THAT HE COULD SEE THE PILOT'S FACE, BUT THE PILOT DID NOT SHOOT AT HIM.