World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonardo Prencipe
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
Patricia Prencipe, Michele, David, Leonard & Domnique
Relationship
Wife & Children
SERVED WITH THE ELITE 509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY GROUP IN ITALY, APRIL 1944; FRANCE, AUGUST AND DECEMBER 1944; BELGIUM, DECEMBER 1944 AND FEBRUARY 1945; GERMANY, FEBRUARY 1945; FRANCE, FEBRUARY 1945; FRANCE AND GERMANY, OCTOBER 1945. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND PARACHUTE WINGS, BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR RHINELAND CAMPAIGN, BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR ARDENNES CAMPAIGN, BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR CENTRAL EUROPE AND PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.