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Roger E. Acker
U.S. Army
WWII
Battle of the Bulge
Sponsored by Willie Abell
Kenneth C. Amatrudo
U.S. Army
1967-1969
Richard Gust Blomquist
U.S. Marine Corps
2008 - 2019
Afghanistan War
Sponsored by Elizabeth & Arturo Roldan Jr.
John T. Brown
U.S. Army
1968
KIA - Vietnam
Sponsored by James Smith & Nancy Smith Graebe Family
William R. Brown
U.S. Merchant Marine
1943-1945
WWII
Sponsored by William Brown's Family
George W. Brown Jr.
U.S. Navy
World War II and Korea
Sponsored by Brownie’s Pro & Sport Hobbies
James Buonincontri
U.S. Army
1941-1946
WWII
Sponsored by Cara Buonincontri
Daniel J. Burke, Jr.
U.S. Navy
1952 - 1955
Korean War
Sponsored by Kimberly Burke Giordano
Father Vincent R. Capodanno
U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps
1966-1967
KIA Vietnam
Sponsored by OSDIA - Father Capodanno Lodge #212
Edward P. Cappola
U.S. Army
1944 - 1946 | WW II
European Theater
Sponsored by Diane Hesterhagen
Richard R. Carreras
U.S. Army
1983 to 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sponsored by Brenda Carerras
John M. Carroll
U. S. Army Air Corps
WW II
KIA | 1943
Sponsored by Mario Buonviaggio
Darrell B. Cress
U.S. Army
1979 - 2003
Operations Desert Shield,
Desert Storm & Just Cause
Sponsored by Carol Cress
Christy J Cugini
U.S. Army
1950 - 1952
Korean War
Sponsored by Constance & Allison Cugini
Frank D’Agostino
U.S. Marine Corps
1941-1945
Battles of the Pacific: Saipan, Tinian, Marianna Islands and Iwo Jima
Sponsored by Mary Ann D'Agostino & Paul Stallone
Carlo Denino
U.S. Navy
WWII
1943-1947
Sponsored by Denino’s Tavern
Andrew J. Donnelly, Jr.
U. S. Navy
1945 - 1947
WW II
Sponsored by Catherine Donnelly Dembinski
John Fairlie
U.S. Merchant Marine
1943 - 1944 | WW II
U.S. Army
1944 - 1947 | WW II
Sponsored by Maureen Fairlie
Thomas D. Fairlie
U.S. Army
1960 - 1967
Korea
Sponsored by David Fairlie
James F. Fairlie
U.S. Army
Korea
Sponsored by Mark and James Fairlie
Edward “Bunny” Fairlie
U.S. Army
1950 - 1953
Sponsored by Maureen Fairlie
Henry T. Fairlie
U.S. Merchant Marine
1942 - 1946
WW II
Sponsored by Dawn Fairlie and Karen Fairlie
Edward Fanuzzi
U.S. Army Signal Corps
1953-1956
Korean War
Sponsored by Congregation of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church on Staten Island.
Louis Vincent Ferraco
U.S. Army
1965-1967
Vietnam
Sponsored by Kathy Vairo (Daughter)
Lawrence Fisher
U.S. Army
Vietnam | POW
Sponsored by the Bounviaggo Family
Anthony J. Galano Sr.
U.S. Army
1949-1952
Korean War
Sponsored by Galano Family
William Galvin
U.S. Marine Corps
1967 - 1969
Vietnam
Sponsored by Gail D’Arduini and Maureen Fairlie
Vito Giobbie, Jr.
U.S. Army
1967 - 1969
Vietnam
Sponsored by Lucy Giobbie
Henry F. “Bud” Graebe
U.S. Army Air Corps
1940 - 1946
WW II
Sponsored by Nancy and Dr. Robert A. Graebe
Maurice “Cookie” Greco
U.S. Army
1952 - 1954
Fontainebleau, France
Sponsored by Lori Buono and Lisa Santarpia
Joseph Grzelak
U.S. Marine Corps
1966 - 1970
Vietnam
Sponsored by Joanne Grzelak
Joseph W. Hartung, Sr.
U.S. Army
1943 - 1945
WW II | Philippines
Sponsored by Joseph Hartung, Jr.
James A. Haynes III
U.S. Navy
1971-1992
Sponsored by the Verrazano Kiwanis Club
James B. Hightower, Sr.
U.S. Army
1943 - 1946
WW II
Sponsored by Joanne Moccia & Carol Otten (Hightower)
Joseph Ianelli Sr.
U.S. Navy
WWII
Sponsored by RoseAnn McAllister and the Ianelli Family
William H. Irvine, III
U.S. Marine Corps
1988 - 1993
Sponsored by his Aunt Trudy and his cousins Kelly and Trudy Dixon
William E. Jennings, Jr.
U.S. Army
Vietnam
1966-1969
Sponsored by William Jennings
Edward Kechner
U.S. Navy
WWII
1943 to 1946
Sponsored by Barbara Shields
Vincent J. Kechner
U.S. Army Air Corps
World War II | KIA
Pearl Harbor
Sponsored by Joanne Nolemi
George Kokell
U.S. Air Force
1962-1966
Vietnam
Protestant Dutch Church Congregant Family Since 1665
Joseph N. LaPointe
U.S. Navy
1945-1958
WWII Korean War
Sponsored by
Joseph LaPointe
Harold I. Lane
U.S. Marine Corps
1944 - 1946 | WWII
South Pacific
Sponsored by Gary Lane
Anthony J. Lepardo
U.S. Army
1955-1958
Sponsored by The Mooney Family
Joseph A. Librizzi
U.S. Army
1966-1969
Vietnam
Sponsored by Loving wife, children and grandchildren
Angel C. Lopez
U.S. Merchant Marine
1942-1945
WWII
Sponsored by Bernard A. Lopez
Frank J. Mango
U.S. Army
1940-1943
Sponsored by Loving Daughter, Son-in-Law and Grandsons
Yesenia Mata
U.S. Army Reserve
Active Service
Sponsored by Robinson Iglesias
Ralph Michael Maviglia
U.S. Army 925 Engineers Aviation Regiment
1942-1945
WWII
Sponsored by Joanne Maviglia
Donald J. McCarthy
U.S. Army
1954 - 1964
Sponsored by Thomas McCarthy
Mary (LaManna) McLoone
U.S. Army Nurse Corps
1968-1970
Vietnam
Sponsored by Dennis McLoone
Robert B. Meaders
U.S. Air Force
1964 -1968
Vietnam
Sponsored by Leigh M. Meaders, Esq.
Joseph C. Meaders
U.S. Marine Corps
1951 - 1953
Submitted by Dorothy Meaders-Moody. Sponsored by Lisa Wallace
Louis A. Meaders
U.S. Air Force
1965-1968
Vietnam
Sponsored by Yvette Meaders-Cress
Joseph Meizlik
U.S. Army
1979-1985
Sponsored by Verrazano Kiwanis Club
Joseph F. Milazzo
U. S. Army
1961-1963
Berlin Crisis
Sponsored by the Innocente Family
Louis J. Montanti
U.S. Army
1966 - 1968
Vietnam
Sponsored by The Montanti Family
William A. Morris, Jr.
U.S. Army
1939 – 1945
WWII
Sponsored by PS 19 – The Curtis School
Dominick Mossa
U.S. Navy
1973 -1977
Sponsored by Buonviaggio Family
James L. Mulligan
U.S. Army Air Corps
1942-1946
WWII
Sponsored by The Family of James Mulligan
Charles Navarino
U.S Army
1951-1953
Korean War
Sponsored by Barbara Sanchez
Jerome X. "Jay" O'Donovan
U.S. Marine Corps
1968 to 1973
Vietnam
Sponsored by South Beach Civic & Friends of Mount Manresa
Michael H. Ollis
U.S. Army
2006-2013 | KIA
Iraq/Afghanistan
Sponsored by the Sanchez Family
Robert E. Ollis
U. S. Army
1967 - 1969
Vietnam
Sponsored by Barbara Sanchez
Joseph J Parise
U.S. Army
1943-1945
WWII
Sponsored by The Petrizzo and Tierney Families
Richard C. Perrigo
1937 - 1944
WW II | KIA
Battles of the Pacific
Sponsored by The Perrigo Family
Paul J. Perrigo
U.S. Navy
1942 - 1945
WW II
Sponsored by The Perrigo Family
Michael R Petrizzo
U.S. Army
1943-1945
D-Day | WWII
Sponsored by The Petrizzo and Tierney Families
Anthony M. Petrizzo
U.S. Army
Vietnam
1968-1972
Sponsored by the Tierney/Petrizzo Family
Willie D. Pride
U.S. Air Force
1953- 1957
Korean War
Sponsored by Aria Pride
Francis W. Quin
U.S. Navy
1943-1945
WWII
Sponsored by his sons and daughters.
Diana Ramos
U.S. Army Reserve
1981-1993
Sponsored by NSWCSI
Salvatore J. Ricca
U.S. Army
1951-1953
Sponsored by Raymond, Linda and Jimmy, James and Melissa Ricca
William "Giggy" Sayers
U.S. Army
1950-1953
Korean War
Sponsored by Mrs. Karen Sayers & Family
Edward J. Simas
U.S. Marine Corps
1951 - 1953
Korean War
Sponsored by Scott, Gina, Kayla, and Troy Simas
Joseph M. Skinner, Sr.
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
1967-1969
Sponsored by Assembly Member Michael Reilly
Joshua Spanton
U.S. Army
2010 - 2015
Afghanistan
Sponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Nils George Thompson
U.S. Army
2004 - 2005
KIA Iraq
Donald J. Tierney
U.S. Navy
WWII
1943-1946
Sponsored by The Tierney Family
John Tighe
U.S. Army
1943-1945
WWII
Battles of the Pacific
Sponsored by The Tighe Children and Grandchildren
Salvatore T. Tirone, Sr.
U.S. Army
1943 - 1946
WW II
Sponsored by The Tirone Family
Thomas J. Tori
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam | KIA
1966-1967
Sponsored by Joseph Tori
Joseph G. Tortora
U.S. Navy
1943 - 1945
WW II
Sponsored by his only surviving daughter, JoAnn, her husband Kevin Codd,
and their children, Maura, Kevin and Joseph
Nicholas M. Troianiello
U.S. Marine Corps
1944 - 1946
WW II | Iwo Jima
Purple Heart
Sponsored by Cathleen Troianiello
Anthony M. Tuff
U.S. Navy
2000-2015
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sponsored by Tuff/Holmes/Bushman Family
Cesar Vargas
U.S. Army Reserve
Active Service
Sponsored by Robinson Iglesias
George J. Vavas
U.S. Army
1941 - 1945
Europe & North Africa
Sponsored by Karen Webb
Michael Walczyszyn Jr.
U.S. Marine Corps
1966-1969
Vietnam
Sponsored by Angela O'Donnell
Leon J. Wallace
Air Force/NYS Army National Guard
1957 -1961 |1976-2001
Sponsored by Hanane Dbajat
David W. Wallace
U.S. Marine Corps
1964 - 1975
Vietnam
Submitted by Christaylia Wallace-Dutailly and Sponsored by Lisa Wallace
Edward J. Webb
U.S. Army
1967-1969
Sponsored by Linda Webb
Arthur L. White
U.S. Navy
Vietnam
1963 to 1967
Sponsored by Linda White