Purple Heart Medal

This page is dedicated to combat-wounded veterans from Norwalk, Connecticut. This list is the source for the registry of Purple Heart Medal recipients from Norwalk. If you or a family member is missing from the list, please send an e-mail to mvlc@norwalkct.org for further instructions.

Purple Heart Medal

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PVT MICHAEL PAUL ABRUSCATO, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC LOUIS FRANK ACUNZO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

LT LLOYD CHALMERS AHLGREN, NAVY, WWII, WIA

PFC ROBERT OTTO ANDERLE, MARINE CORPS, KOREA, WIA

TEC4 DOMINICK JOSEPH ANDRONACO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

CY ANTHONY FRANK AQUINO, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

LCPL JOHN VINCENT AVALONE, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

SGT ALLAN STEPHEN AZARY, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

PFC CHARLES WILLIAM BACHMAN JR., ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

PVT JOHN FRANCIS BARRY, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PVT SAVAS J. BATSOS, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PVT FRANK NICHOLAS BEERWA, ARMY, KOREA, KIA

TSG JOHN PETER BERES JR., USAAF, WWII, KIA

ENS FRANK HARPER BISSELL JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

PFC DAVID HUGHES BLACKMAN JR., ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC JOHN PHILIP BLACKMAN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC JAMES BODNER JR., MARINES, WWII, WIA

PFC DOUGLAS ARTHUR BORA SR., ARMY, WWII, WIA

CWO TIMOTHY BRADY BRAUN, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA (TWICE)

CORP DONALD JOHN BREESE, MARINES, WWII & KOREA, WIA

CORP HAROLD WILLIAM BRIDGEFORTH, NAVY & MARINES, WWII & KOREA; WIA

PVT FELIX BRIGANTE, U.S. ARMY, WWII, WIA

SSG CLAYTON EDWARD BROCH, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

CAPT JOSEPH ORVILLE BROWN, USAF, VIETNAM, KIA

PFC DONALD CARROLL BROWNE, MARINES, KOREA, KIA

1LT GORDON BUCK, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

LCPL VICTOR EDWARD BUDNIK, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

S2c CHARLES NORMAN BYINGTON, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

S2c WILLIAM FREDERICH CALDARA, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

S3c WILLIAM DALLAS CAMERON JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

PVT GERALD A. CAMPETELLA, ARMY, WWII, KIA

LT COL CHRISTOPHER PETER CAPUTO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

CAPT WARD BRYAN CHAMBERLIN, ARMY, WWI, WIA

1LT HERBERT WILLIAM CHOUINARD, USAAF, WWII, KIA

PFC ALFRED JOHN CIARLETTO, ARMY, WWII, KIA

DM3C JOHN P. CLARK, NAVY, KOREA, WIA

1LT HAROLD EDWARD COFFIN, ARMY, WWII, KIA

LTC DAVID PAUL COLE, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

SGT ROBERT DAVID COLLINS, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

1LT ALBERT JOHN CONTRA, USAAF, WWII, KIA

2LT FRANK BENJAMIN COOPER, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

CPL JAMES WILLIAM COPELAND, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

SGT LEROY DANIEL CORBO, ARMY, KOREA, WIA

PHM3C LEONARD LAWRENCE COVIELLO, NAVY, WWII, WIA

1LT EUGENE MORTON CREAGH, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SSG NICHOLAS JOSEPH CURCI, USAAF, WWII, KIA

MM2c WILLIAM JOSEPH CZINKY, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

PVT PROSPERO NICHOLAS D’AVANZO, ARMY, WWII, KIA

TEC5 SYLVIO VINCENT D’AVANZO, ARMY, WWII, KIA

SPEC WILLIE CECIL DAVIS, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

GYSGT JOSEPH JOHN DELUCA SR., MARINES, WWII, WIA

MICHAEL IRWIN DIIORIO, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

SSG LOUIS SALVATORE DODDO, ARMY, WWII, KIA/MIA

CWO JOHN CHARLES DOPONA, ARMY, WWII & KOREA, WIA

PVT SANDERS MELANCTHON DORR JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA

GM3c JOSEPH MICHAEL DRAGAN, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

ARM2c JACOB CASPER DURNER JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

CORP ARTHUR CECIL EMMERSON, ARMY, WWI, WIA

PVT VINCENT KENNETH ENOS, ARMY, WWII, KIA (2-TIME RECIPIENT)

PVT ZOLTAN DANIEL ERDO, ARMY, KOREA, WIA

TSG WILLIAM ULRICH ETTINGER JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC JAMES THOMAS FABRIZIO, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

SPEC DAVID RICHARD FAHEY JR., ARMY, OEF, KIA

PFC FRANK DAVID FALASCA, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PVT JOHN VERNAM FISK, ARMY, WWII, KIA

TECH SGT VINCENT DONALD FLAHERTY, ARMY, WWII, WIA

SGT HOWARD LINCOLN FLOOD, ARMY, WWI, WIA

S2c HOBART FORD JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SGT HARRY OAKLAND FOUST JR., ARMY, KOREA, WIA

PFC GEORGE THOMAS FOX, ARMY, WWII, KIA

1LT PETER ROBERT FROELICHER, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

PFC WILLIAM WHITNEY GESNER, ARMY, WWII, WIA

COX DAVID FRANCIS GIBB JR., NAVY, WWII, WIA

PFC LAWRENCE JOSEPH GILL, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

PFC WILLIAM HAUGH GORMAN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC LEONARD GREEN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC ANTHONY BERNARD GREGORY, ARMY, WWII, KIA

QM2c ALLEN BURKEY GREGORY JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

PVT PAUL PETER GULYAS JR., ARMY, WWII, WIA

SGT EDWARD THOMAS GUTKOWSKI, MARINES, KOREA, WIA

CORP GEORGE HENRY HALEY III, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA (2 TIME RECIPIENT)

CAPT RODERICK STEPHEN GOODSPEED HALL, ARMY, WWII, KIA

1LT LEWIS GEORGE HENRY, ARMY, WWII, KIA (3 TIME RECIPIENT)

PFC JOHN HOLICK JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC HAROLD LEGRAND HYATT JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA

SP4 ROBERT FREDERICK JACOBS, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA (TWICE)

1LT WILLIAM RUSSELL JONES, ARMY, WWII, WIA

CPL EUGENE EDWARD KANE, MARINE CORPS, KOREA, WIA

PFC GARY P. KAPLAN, MARINE CORPS, VIETNAM, WIA (TWICE)

PFC RICHARD ALAN KASKE, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

PFC JOHN FRANKLIN KAVANEWSKY, ARMY, WWII, WIA

CPL LLOYD WILLIAM KEENE, ARMY, WWII, WIA

1LT HARRY MILLARD KELLEY, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC CHARLES KETRINCHECK, ARMY, WWII, WIA

COXSWAIN BENJAMIN BOSTWICK KIRTLAND JR., NAVY, WWII, WIA

PVT JOSEPH KISH, ARMY, WWI, WIA

2LT JOSEPH WILLIAM KISKA, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA

SGT GEORGE THOMAS KITCHENS, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

PVT MICHAEL CATTALO LADESTRO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

TSG NICHOLAS D. LAMORTE, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC LORRIN FREDERICK LANE, MARINES, WWII, KIA

SFC ROBERT EDWARD LANE JR., ARMY, KOREA, WIA

2LT MARCEL JOSEPH LAPOINTE, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PVT LAWRENCE JOSEPH LEBEAU, ARMY, WWII, KIA

CPL WILLIAM JOSEPH LILLY, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA

SSG EDWARD LOCKWOOD, ARMY, WWII, KIA

CPL JAMES MILON LOGAN, ARMY, WWII, KIA

TSG JAMES MACEDO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC JOHN DAVID MAGRATH, ARMY, WWII, KIA

1ST LT EDWIN SEBASTIAN MALESKY, ARMY, WWII, WIA (TWICE)

ENS GEORGE ALAN MARTIN, NAVY, KOREA, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

HN PHILIP ROGER MARZOLF, NAVY, KOREA, WIA

PFC ANTHONY JOSEPH MATTEIS, ARMY, WWII, KIA

SGT PATRICK GERARD MCBENNETT, ARMY, KOREA, WIA

PFC THEODORE JAMES MCCARTHY, ARMY, WWII, WIA

CAPT RICHARD MORTON MCGONIGAL, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

1LT JOHN BERNARD MCGUINNESS, USAF, KOREA, KIA/MIA

LCPL EDWARD MCSORLEY, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

SC3c BERLEY AUGUSTUS MEARS, NAVY, WWII, WIA

PFC ROBERT CURTIS MERRITT, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC PHILIP L. MICHITSCH, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

PVT ERIC HERBERT MILLER, ARMY, WWI, WIA

TSG EDWARD MONTES DE OCA, ARMY AIR FORC E , WWII, WIA

FCM3 THOMAS MOORE MORGAN, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

CPL AURELIO MUCCI, ARMY, WWII, KIA

2D LT ROLAND WARREN MUDGE, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA

CORP JULIUS CAESAR NACCI, MARINES, KOREA, KIA

SGT HERBERT JOSEPH NOWACK, ARMY, WWII, WIA

MAJ (FATHER) JOHN THOMAS O’BRIEN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

SGT JESSE NATHANIEL OLMSTEAD, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

LCPL PIETRO OSIMANTI, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

CPL EDWARD VINCENT PALMENTA, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

SSG MICHAEL BRADLEY PAQUIN, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

RT2c ROBERT RICHARDSON PARKS, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

CPL LORETO BIAGIO PELLEGRINI, ARMY, WWII, WIA

2D LT BERNALDO MARKO PERETTI, ARMY, WWII, WIA

SPEC WILFREDO PEREZ JR., ARMY, OIF, KIA

S1c ROCCO GEORGE PESACRETA, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SGT ROBERT JAY PESKIN, ARMY, KOREA, WIA

SP4 LAURENCE F. PITCHER, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

SSG EVERETT JOSEPH PLUMMER, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SGT HERMAS JOSEPH POIRIER SR., ARMY, WWI, WIA

PVT SAMUEL CHARLES POLLEY, ARMY, WWI, WIA

CORP MILTON DEMING POST, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC FERDINAND POTE, ARMY, WWII, WIA

SGT PETER PAUL PREVIDI, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

1LT ALBERT MICHAEL PREVOST, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

PFC ANGELO DANIEL RADANO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC JOSEPH RAGUSEO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC HAROLD DRYDEN RASMUSSEN, ARMY, WWII, KIA

MSG WALTER MCCALL RASMUSSEN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PVT JOHN RESTIVO, ARMY, WWI, WIA

PFC LEO JOSEPH RHEAUME, ARMY, WWII, KIA

LCPL CHARLES EDWARD RICHARDS, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA

SCK3c JOHN RINKO, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SPEC RALPH J. RIVKIND, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA

PFC JOSEPH ALAN RIZZI, ARMY, KOREA, KIA

SSG JOSEPH C. ROMANO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

2LT NORMAN PHILIP ROSENFIELD, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

TSG WARD MEEKER SACKAL, USAAF, WWII, KIA

CORP DAVID CHARLES SANBORN, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA (3 TIME RECIPIENT)

PVT FRANK ANTHONY SANTAGATE, WWII, WIA

PVT LOUIS WILLIAM SANTO, ARMY, WWII, KIA

CPL MICHAEL JOHN SCANLON, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA

S1c JOSEPH JAMES SCAVO SR., NAVY, WWII, WIA

MAJOR SIGFRIED ALOIS SCHREINER, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA

SSG JOSEPH JOHN SEDLAK, ARMY, WWII, KIA

1LT WARREN EVERETT SEMPLE, USAAF, WWII, KIA

SSG FRANK SETTI JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC DANIEL JOHN SHEA, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

PFC FRANKLYN EDGAR SLAVIN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

2LT WALTER DELNOR SLOAT JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SSG ROBERT MURRAY SMITH, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

TSG WALTER GILBERT SMITH, ARMY, WWII, WIA

1LT RICHARD HAROLD SPERRY, USAAF, WWII, KIA

PFC JOHN ULINE STEUBER, ARMY, WWII, WIA

SPEC ROBERT FRANCIS STEVENS, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

GM3C ROGER LOWELL STORM, NAVY, WWII, WIA

PVT ANTHONY GEORGE STRIGHLIONS, ARMY, WWII, WIA

LCPL JAMES DENNIS SUTTON, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA

PVT EDWIN JAMES SWEET, ARMY, WWI, WIA

LCDR ALFRED GUERNSEY SYMONDS JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SSG WILLIAM JAMES TARSI, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

MAJ LARRY ALAN THORNE, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA

SSG MARTIN FRANCIS TROY, USAAF, WWII, KIA

PFC JOHN RICHARD ULMAN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

QM3 WALTON BENNETT VAIL, COAST GUARD, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SSG ROBERT PAUL VALENTIK, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

S1c GEORGE PHILIP VAN ALSTYNE, COAST GUARD, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SGT HAROLD CHARLES VANNESS, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC EDWARD CARMINE VINGO, ARMY, WWII, WIA

SSG LOUIS WILLIAM VINGO, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC ALEXANDER GEORGE WAINIO, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA

TSGT SIDNEY DAVID WALLACE, USAAF, WWII, WIA

S1c ROBERT VALENTINE WALTER, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)

SSG EDWARD LOUIS WARGO, ARMY, WWII, KIA

PFC RICHARD SANDO WEINSTEIN, ARMY, WWII, WIA

MSG ADOLPH CARL WESTERLING, ARMY, WWII, WIA

PFC LELAND DAVID WEYMOUTH, ARMY, KOREA, WIA

COL SETH WIARD JR., ARMY, KOREA, WIA

PFC GEORGE CLAYTON YOUNG, MARINES, WWII WIA

CPL ROBERT MELVILLE YOUNG, ARMY, WWII, WIA

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Alex Knopp says:

December 4, 2022 at 1:10 pm

Congratulations for this important and moving monument project. Thank you to al these distinguished veterans. Alex Knopp, former Mayor of Norwalk

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