World War II Honoree
Served Their Country
Victor J. Colaguori
Hometown
Oakhurst, New Jersey
Honored By
Grateful American
HE WAS AN ELECTRONIC ENGINEER AT THE U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY. DURING WWII, AS A CIVILIAN ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, HE WENT WITH THE INVASION FORCES ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL SETTING UP A RADIO RELAY SYSTEM THAT KEPT GENERAL DWIGHT EISENHOWER IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH HIS BATTLEFIELD COMMANDERS. FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENT, HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR.