World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Matthew Orsini
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Belleville, New Jersey
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED WITH THE 21ST ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE 11TH ARMORED DIVISION. SERVING IN THE ARDENNES, AND IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HIS UNIT DEFENDED THE HIGHWAY TO BASTOGNE WHERE HE EARNED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS HEROISM. HE ALSO FOUGHT IN THE RHINELAND AND IN CENTRAL EUROPE. AFTER MANY BATTLES, HIS UNIT ALSO LIBERATED MAUTHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.