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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Anthony T. Basilio

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Utica, New York

Honored By

M. Lynett

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Called to Naval service in January 1944. After training in Northern California to be a medical corpsman, he boarded the USS McCracken (APA-198) and participated in the invasion of Okinawa with an amphibious personnel assault unit. He became ill with crippling arthritis, was hospitalized in Idaho, and medically discharged after V-J Day.