World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Zaffiro
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, IRELAND, ENGLAND, THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY ON A GLIDER, HOLLAND, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND GERMANY. AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS OVERSEAS, HE RETURNED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT. RECIPIENT OF 5 GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS, THE BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC CONDUCT AT NORMANDY, THE BRONZE STAR OK LEAF CLUSTER AND SEVERAL UNIT CITATIONS.