World War II Honoree

Corrado A. G. Piccoli

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Watertown, New York

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PRIVATE. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY JANUARY 12, 1943 AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO HOTEL COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 180TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 45TH INFANTRY ‘THUNDERBIRD’ DIVISION ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 3RD ARMY. KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 7, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF FREMIFONTAINE, FRANCE. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO NEW YORK IN 1948, WITH INTERMENT IN THE GLENWOOD CEMETERY, WATERTOWN, NEW YORK. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, EXPERT MARKSMAN’S BADGE, AND THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL PIN. THE BRONZE STAR WAS AWARDED TO THE SOLDIER FOR BRAVERY, ACT OF MERIT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE.