World War II Honoree

Joseph J. Falzone

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY,SECOND BATTALION, 318TH INFANTRY, 80TH DIVISION. RECIPIENT OF THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THREE PURPLE HEART MEDALS WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS FOR INJURIES RECEIVED IN COMBAT IN FRANCE, THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AND THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION. HE SAW SERVICE AS AN ANTI-TANK GUN CREWMAN IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND IN NORTHERN FRANCE, THE ARDENNES, THE RHINELAND AND IN CENTRAL EUROPE.