World War II Honoree

Emanuel 'Manny' Ottaviano

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

The Kasler Family

Relationship

Friends

SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A CORPORAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC LAB TECHNICIAN 945 WITH THE 30TH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, SERIAL NUMBER 12 189 125. ENLISTED JANUARY 21, 1943 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OCTOBER 4, 1945. HE SAW ACTION IN AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE-NORMANDY, ARDENNES-NORTHERN FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND THE RHINELAND. HE QUALIFIED AS A RIFLE MARKSMAN ON THE SPRINGFIELD 03 RIFLE WITH A SCORE OF 145 ON JANUARY 28, 1943. HE RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.