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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VENAIRO JOHN UCCELLINI; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: August 27, 1919 (Brooklyn, NY) – January 31, 2003 (Westport, CT); 83 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Jeanette Brundage (1914-1980) on June 27, 1947, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: One stepdaughter, Jean Fontaine (?-?).LOCAL ADDRESS: 72 Grumman Avenue and 290 Main Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 8, 1941DISCHARGE: September 28, 1945SERVICE NUMBER: 31052114UNIT: 28th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VENAIRO JOHN UCCELLINI; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SYDNEY HENRY STEINBERG; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: September 9, 1911 (Springfield, MA) – November 16, 1982 (Norwalk, CT); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Elsie Regenstreif (1914-2002) on June 29, 1941 in New York CityCHILDREN: One son, Jeffrey (-), and one daughter, Tobi Steinberg Rogowsky (1952-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Knickerbocker Avenue, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 4, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31338273DISCHARGE: UnknownUNIT: 30th Infantry Division FAMILY:Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SYDNEY HENRY STEINBERG; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PRATT SMITH; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: May 10, 1919 (Darien, CT) – September 27, 1986 (Tampa, FL); 67 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mildred W. Farrell (1927-1965) on March 21, 1946, in Danbury, Connecticut.Married again to Emily Y. McCreary (1938-) in July 1966 in Hillsborough, Florida.CHILDREN: Two sons, Private James Pratt Smith, USMC (1947-1968) [killed in action in South Vietnam], andContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PRATT SMITH; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GERHART “DUTCH” RISTAU; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: January 15, 1910 (Plock, Poland) – January 18, 1999 (Norwalk, CT); 89 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Honnour Hackett (1912-2010) on January 31, 1931 in Torrington, CTCHILDREN: Two sons, Theodore (1932-2021) and Gerhart J. “Kooki” (1946-2024). One daughter, Dorothy Ristau Cable Schwartz (1931-2008).LOCAL ADDRESS: 36 ½ Adams Avenue and 44 Tierney Street, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: JanuaryContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GERHART “DUTCH” RISTAU; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH RAGUSEO; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: August 22, 1915 (Brooklyn, NY) – January 31, 1981 (Norwalk, CT); 65 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Rose Dolores Garofalo on January 19, 1946, in Fairfield, CT.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Jo Ann (1950-2022) and Theresa Raguseo Letellier (1947-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 76 Lexington Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 5, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31338315UNIT: Company G, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th InfantryContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH RAGUSEO; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RICHARD WILLIAM PERRY; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: March 29, 1925 (Braintree, MA) – December 27, 1998 (Norwalk, CT); 73 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Pepe (1926-1999) on January 26, 1946, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Four sons, Richard W. Jr. (1948-), Donald W. (1954-), David A. (1956-), and Kenneth (1962-2023).LOCAL ADDRESS: 24 Spring Street and 15 Plymouth Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 17, 1943SERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RICHARD WILLIAM PERRY; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ANTHONY MASTRIANNI; U.S. ARMY

October 14, 1925 (Norwalk, CT) – June 10, 2008 (Norwalk, CT); 82 years oldMarried to Joan M. Allegressa on June 12, 1954, in Ridgefield, CTLocal address: 10 Henry Street and 8 Boxwood Road, NorwalkEnlisted January 3, 1944Serial number 31409136Unit: 106th Infantry Division Held in Nazi POW camp Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09. FromContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ANTHONY MASTRIANNI; U.S. ARMY”