World War II Honoree

Selestino P. Pereira

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Monroe, Connecticut

Honored By

Lucy, Darryl & Mary Lou

Relationship

Wife and Children

STAFF SERGEANT. INDUCTED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE, MAY 14, 1945 IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. ON MAY 23, HE WAS SENT TO FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS INDUCTION CENTER FOR PROCESSING. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY FOR ARMORED TRAINING, WHERE HE ACHIEVED THE MALTESE AWARD WITH RIFLE BAR CARBINE, SUB-MACHINE GUN AND MACHINE GUN. UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING, HE WAS SENT TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. ON OCTOBER 21, HE WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS ON THE USS GENERAL M.C. MEIGS. ARRIVED IN NAPLES, ITALY ON OCTOBER 20, AND JOINED HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 752ND TANK BATTALION, ATTACHED TO 351ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 88TH INFANTRY (BLUE DEVILS) DIVISION, 5TH ARMY FOR OCCUPATION DUTY IN VENEZIA-GIULIA, NEAR UDINE, NORTHEASTERN ITALY (THE MORGAN LINE). HIS DUTY WAS EXPERIENCED IN UDINE, CORMONS, QUISCA, GORIZIA, CORTINA, AND TRIESTE. HE ACHIEVED THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND HIS MILITARY OCCUPATION SPECIALTY WAS ASSAULT PLATOON SERGEANT (2736). HE CONTINUED SERVING WITH THE 752ND UNTIL LEAVING FOR THE U.S. ON NOVEMBER 7, 1946, SAILING FROM THE PORT OF LIVORNO, ITALY ON THE USAT MARITIME VICTORY SHIP, ARRIVING ON NOVEMBER 18. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 30, 1946 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.