World War II Honoree

Nicholas W. Gordecki

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Rome, New York

Honored By

Kristen L. Scanlon

Relationship

Granddaughter

ENTERED THE ARMY ON MARCH 6, 1942. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE 264TH INFANTRY OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. AS A PARATROOPER HE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS, INCLUDING MAKING NUMEROUS NIGHTTIME JUMPS, WHICH OPENED A PATHWAY FOR THE 101ST AIRBORNE AT BASTOGNE. A RECIPIENT OF A VARIETY OF MEDALS AND DECORATIONS. HE FOUGHT IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS OF NORTHERN FRANCE, ROME-ARNO AND SICILY. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 8, 1945 FROM FT. DIX, NEW JERSEY.