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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Evo Gaggioli

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

West Wyoming, Pennsylvania

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM JULY 7, 1942 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON APRIL 28, 1945. SERVED ABOARD THE USS VAN VALKENBURG DD-656. USS PINKNEY APH-2. WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK WHILE ABOARD THE USS PINKNEY APH-2 DURING THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.