World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Guarino
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Relationship
Self
SERVED AS A PARATROOPER IN THE 17TH AIRBORNE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM NOVEMBER 1944 TO WINTER OF 1945. SAW ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN THE ARDENNES FOREST. IN LUXEMBOURG SUFFERED FROSTBITE IN FOXHOLE. AFTER RESCUE AND RECUPERATION WAS TRANSFERRED TO 9TH AIR FORCE UNIT IN BELGIUM. ACHIEVED RANK OF STAFF SARGENT. WAS DISCHARGED MAY 1946.