World War II Honoree

Joseph Salvatore Agnello

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Paterson, New Jersey

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

In June 1943, he was called to active duty and assigned to the 84th Army Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. His Battalion landed in France on Omaha Beach and was then loaded onto British trucks headed for Germany. He was shot and injured and ultimately listed as Missing in Action when accidentally assigned to a different unit other than his own at the aid station. After three weeks of recovery, his Missing in Action status was rectified. With the Battle of the Bulge well underway the Army needed reinforcements and his wounded shoulder did not keep him out of action for very long; he returned to the front-line for combat. He received the Purple Heart and WWII Victory Medal.