World War II Honoree

Frank Catalina

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Watertown, New York

Honored By

Maureen

Relationship

Niece

PRIVATE. ENTERED THE ARMY FEBRUARY 11, 1943 AND SERVED 19 MONTHS BEFORE BEING KILLED IN ACTION. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, THE BATTLE FOR FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR GERMANY. SERVED WITH A FIELD ARTILLERY UNIT IN LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARK W. CLARK’S 5TH U.S. ARMY. FOUGHT AT THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD AND AT CASSINO IN ITALY. ENTERED FRANCE, TAKING PART IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. LATER, HE JOINED THE ALLIED DRIVE INTO GERMANY. PARTICIPATED IN FIGHTING AT SAARBRUCKEN AND STRASBOURG. MEMBER OF A TANK DESTROYER RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION IN LIEUTENANT GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH’S 7TH U.S. ARMY. KILLED IN ACTION ON MARCH 28, 1945 AFTER CROSSING THE RHINE RIVER IN GERMANY. HE WAS 30 WHEN HE LOST HIS LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY.