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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John G. Groppi

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

The Groppi and Gautieri Families

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Activity During WWII

DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY, 182ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, AMERICAL DIVISION, IN 1941 PRIOR TO THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION THROUGH THE END OF THE WAR AND SERVED AT THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL, 1942. WOUNDED IN THE BOUGAINVILLE CAMPAIGN (PURPLE HEART); PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF LEYTE AND THE CAPTURE OF CEBU. DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT IN 1945. PROUD OF SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND FAMILY IS PROUD OF HIM.