World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William P. Fappiano
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH HEADQUARTERS, 455TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY) AS A CLERK TYPIST IN THE NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY, AIR COMBAT BALKANS, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 9 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.