World War II Honoree

James J. Fasoli

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bakerton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, HE FOUGHT IN FRANCE. HIS MANY BATTLES INCLUDED THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THE INVASION OF NORMANDY (D-DAY), THE BATTLE OF LUXEMBOURG AND THE BATTLE OF HUERTGEN FOREST. HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE IN COMBAT, WAS LISTED MISSING IN ACTION WHEN IN FACT HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN A RUSSIAN PRISON CAMP FOR SIX MONTHS. RECIPIENT OF TWO PURPLE HEART MEDALS AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HEROISM.