DOB/DOD: September 30, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – April 12, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Army nurse 1st Lt Velma Simpson Coffin (1922-2016) on March 24, 1944, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.LOCAL ADDRESS: 186 East Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 29, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: O-1058759UNIT: 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Floyd W. (1889-1942)Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT HAROLD EDWARD COFFIN; U.S. ARMY”
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FERDINANDO ALFRED JOHN “FRITZ” CIARLETTO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 27, 1913 (New York, NY) – September 24, 1944; 30 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 69 Silvermine Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 7, 1931SERVICE NUMBER: 31049862UNIT: Company F, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Pasquale “Patsy” Sr. (1884-1942) and Nicolina “Lena” Graziano Ciarletto (1885-1945). Five brothers, Carmine (1911-1982), Anthony (1918-1978), Pasquale Jr.Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FERDINANDO ALFRED JOHN “FRITZ” CIARLETTO; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE GEROD “GERALD” ANTHONY CAMPETELLA; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 20, 1918 (Norwalk, CT) – June 18, 1944; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Rose Marie Califano on November 11, 1942CHILDREN: One son Gerald (1943-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 17 Kossuth Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 8, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 31052106UNIT: 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Onofrio Compitelli (Campetella) (1881-1939) and LucyContinue reading “PRIVATE GEROD “GERALD” ANTHONY CAMPETELLA; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE MICHAEL PAUL ABRUSCATO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: November 6, 1918 (New York, NY) – April 18, 1945; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Barbara Bogart (1924-2014) on October 31, 1942, in Norwalk. After Pvt Abruscato’s death, Barbara married his brother, Nicholas Abruscato, on February 22, 1947.CHILDREN: One daughter Michele “Micky” (1944-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 12 Byington Place, NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 6, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31466669UNIT: 168thContinue reading “PRIVATE MICHAEL PAUL ABRUSCATO; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE ANTHONY JOSEPH “SPOT” MULVOY; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: November 22, 1893 (Norwalk, CT) – September 15, 1918; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Elizabeth B. Kern Mulvoy of 453 Main Avenue, NorwalkLOCAL ADDRESS: 21 Merwin Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 30, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 366420UNIT: Company L, 113th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to John Mulvoy (1865-1930) and Mary Fallon Mulvoy (1867-1901), bothContinue reading “PRIVATE ANTHONY JOSEPH “SPOT” MULVOY; U.S. ARMY”
SPECIALIST WILFREDO “JUNIOR” PEREZ JR., U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 19, 1978 (Brooklyn, NY) – July 26, 2003; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: April 10, 2002MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11C, Indirect Fire InfantrymanUNIT: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division DECORATIONS: Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart Medal CASUALTY LOCATION: Wilfredo and two other soldiers died July 26, 2003,Continue reading “SPECIALIST WILFREDO “JUNIOR” PEREZ JR., U.S. ARMY”
SPECIALIST DAVID RICHARD FAHEY JR., U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 13, 1987 (Norwalk, CT) – February 28, 2011; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: Enlisted in 2007MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 31B; Military PoliceUNIT: 170th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Polica Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade DECORATIONS: Purple Heart Medal. OTHER: He was born in Norwalk and lived in New York for a short time. HeContinue reading “SPECIALIST DAVID RICHARD FAHEY JR., U.S. ARMY”
MAJOR LARRY ALAN THORNE; U.S. ARMY; ALSO FINLAND and GERMANY
DOB/DOD: ay 28, 1919 (Viipuri, Finland) – October 19, 1965; 46 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: unknown (see WEBMASTERS NOTE below)ENLISTMENT: December 31, 1956MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 3154, Infantry Unit Commander & Special OperationsTOUR START DATE: January 18, 1965SERVICE NUMBER: O-2287104UNIT: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), Team SD-5891 CASUALTY LOCATION: Quang Nam Province, SouthContinue reading “MAJOR LARRY ALAN THORNE; U.S. ARMY; ALSO FINLAND and GERMANY”
STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAM JAMES TARSI; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: April 14, 1933 (Danbury, CT) – August 24, 1966; 33 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Faye Freidel Tarsi (1931-1998)CHILDREN: Three daughters: Dana J. Tarsi Basilicato West (1959-), Michelle S. Tarsi Lopez (1960-), and Fosta M. Tarsi Davis McNulty (1963-2021).LOCAL ADDRESS: 215 Liberty Square, NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 1, 1965SERVICE NUMBER: 19738173MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11B40, Light Weapons InfantryTOUR START DATE:Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAM JAMES TARSI; U.S. ARMY”
SPECIALIST FIFTH CLASS ROBERT FRANCIS STEVENS; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 18, 1944 (Norwalk, CT) – June 10, 1967; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 65 Van Zant Street, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: October 31, 1963MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 94B20, Food Service SpecialistTOUR START DATE: December 1, 1966SERVICE NUMBER: 11432410UNIT: Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Leland A. (1922-2012) and MaryContinue reading “SPECIALIST FIFTH CLASS ROBERT FRANCIS STEVENS; U.S. ARMY”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 