World War II Honoree

Sebastian N. Monaco

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Glastonbury, Connecticut

Honored By

Joy B. Horowitz

Relationship

Daughter

IN 1944 AT CHERBOURG, FRANCE, WAS SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF SETTING UP THE MOTOR POOL THAT CARRIED EVERYONE FROM GENERALS TO CORRESPONDENTS BETWEEN NEWLY TAKEN TOWNS UP TO THE FRONT AND BACK TO THE COAST. DROVE GENERAL LUCIUS CLAY, WINSTON CHURCHILL AND DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. EISENHOWER TRAVELED MOSTLY BY TRAIN, BUT HE WOULD FOLLOW WITH ALL THE CARS. WHEN THE TRAIN WOULD STOP, HE WOULD DRIVE THE GENERAL TO INSPECT NEWLY ESTABLISHED INSTALLATIONS.