World War II Honoree

George Basil Joseph Cipolletti

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Paterson, New Jersey

Honored By

George B. Cipolletti

Relationship

Self

ENTERED SERVICE APRIL 1943 AND DISCHARGED MAY 1946. RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOR ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM. WHEN IT WAS DEACTIVATED, ASSIGNED TO THE 66TH INFANTRY DIVISION AT CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS. THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO CAMP RUCKER, ALABAMA FOR BASIC TRAINING. SERVED WITH ANTI TANK COMPANY, 262ND INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 66TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SURVIVED SINKING OF THE TROOPSHIP LEOPOLDVILLE ON DECEMBER 24, 1944. WHILE WITH THE 66TH RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE STAR. ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 42ND DIVISION ONCE THE WAR IN EUROPE WAS OVER. WHILE WITH THE DIVISION, WAS A MEMBER OF THE 222ND REGIMENT GLEE CLUB STATIONED IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA WHERE PRIMARY DUTY WAS TO ENTERTAIN THE U.S. TROOPS. DISCHARGED FROM CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY.