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Roger E. Acker

Roger E. Acker

U.S. Army
WWII
Battle of the Bulge

Sponsored by Willie Abell

George W. Brown Jr.

George W. Brown Jr.

U.S. Navy
World War II and Korea

Sponsored by Brownie’s Pro & Sport Hobbies

Father  Vincent R. Capodanno

Father Vincent R. Capodanno

U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps
1966-1967
KIA Vietnam

Sponsored by OSDIA - Father Capodanno Lodge #212

Darrell B. Cress

Darrell B. Cress

U.S. Army
1979 - 2003
Operations Desert Shield,
Desert Storm & Just Cause

Sponsored by Carol Cress

Andrew J. Donnelly, Jr.

Andrew J. Donnelly, Jr.

U. S. Navy
1945 - 1947
WW II

Sponsored by Catherine Donnelly Dembinski

Edward “Bunny” Fairlie

Edward “Bunny” Fairlie

U.S. Army
1950 - 1953

Sponsored by Maureen Fairlie

Lawrence Fisher

Lawrence Fisher

U.S. Army
Vietnam | POW

Sponsored by the Bounviaggo Family

Henry F. “Bud” Graebe

Henry F. “Bud” Graebe

U.S. Army Air Corps
1940 - 1946
WW II

Sponsored by Nancy and Dr. Robert A. Graebe

James A. Haynes III

James A. Haynes III

U.S. Navy
1971-1992


Sponsored by the Verrazano Kiwanis Club

William E. Jennings, Jr.

William E. Jennings, Jr.

U.S. Army
Vietnam
1966-1969

Sponsored by William Jennings

Joseph N. LaPointe

Joseph N. LaPointe

U.S. Navy
1945-1958
WWII Korean War

Sponsored by
Joseph LaPointe

Angel C. Lopez

Angel C. Lopez

U.S. Merchant Marine
1942-1945
WWII

Sponsored by Bernard A. Lopez

Donald J. McCarthy

Donald J. McCarthy

U.S. Army
1954 - 1964

Sponsored by Thomas McCarthy

Robert B. Meaders

Robert B. Meaders

U.S. Air Force
1964 -1968
Vietnam

Sponsored by Leigh M. Meaders, Esq.

William A. Morris, Jr.

William A. Morris, Jr.

U.S. Army
1939 – 1945
WWII

Sponsored by PS 19 – The Curtis School

Jerome X. "Jay" O'Donovan

Jerome X. "Jay" O'Donovan

U.S. Marine Corps
1968 to 1973
Vietnam

Sponsored by South Beach Civic & Friends of Mount Manresa

Paul J. Perrigo

Paul J. Perrigo

U.S. Navy
1942 - 1945
WW II

Sponsored by The Perrigo Family

Willie D. Pride

Willie D. Pride

U.S. Air Force
1953- 1957
Korean War

Sponsored by Aria Pride

William "Giggy" Sayers

William "Giggy" Sayers

U.S. Army
1950-1953
Korean War

Sponsored by Mrs. Karen Sayers & Family

Nils George Thompson

Nils George Thompson

U.S. Army
2004 - 2005
KIA Iraq

Thomas J. Tori

Thomas J. Tori

U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam | KIA
1966-1967

Sponsored by Joseph Tori

Cesar Vargas

Cesar Vargas

U.S. Army Reserve
Active Service

Sponsored by Robinson Iglesias

Leon J. Wallace

Leon J. Wallace

Air Force/NYS Army National Guard
1957 -1961 |1976-2001

Sponsored by Hanane Dbajat

Kenneth C. Amatrudo

Kenneth C. Amatrudo

U.S. Army
1967-1969

William R. Brown

William R. Brown

U.S. Merchant Marine
1943-1945
WWII

Sponsored by William Brown's Family

Edward P. Cappola

Edward P. Cappola

U.S. Army
1944 - 1946 | WW II
European Theater

Sponsored by Diane Hesterhagen

Christy J Cugini

Christy J Cugini

U.S. Army
1950 - 1952
Korean War

Sponsored by Constance & Allison Cugini

John Fairlie

John Fairlie

U.S. Merchant Marine
1943 - 1944 | WW II

U.S. Army
1944 - 1947 | WW II

Sponsored by Maureen Fairlie

 Henry T. Fairlie

Henry T. Fairlie

U.S. Merchant Marine
1942 - 1946
WW II

Sponsored by Dawn Fairlie and Karen Fairlie

Anthony J. Galano Sr.

Anthony J. Galano Sr.

U.S. Army
1949-1952
Korean War

Sponsored by Galano Family

Maurice “Cookie” Greco

Maurice “Cookie” Greco

U.S. Army
1952 - 1954
Fontainebleau, France

Sponsored by Lori Buono and Lisa Santarpia

James B. Hightower, Sr.

James B. Hightower, Sr.

U.S. Army
1943 - 1946
WW II

Sponsored by Joanne Moccia & Carol Otten (Hightower)

Edward Kechner

Edward Kechner

U.S. Navy
WWII
1943 to 1946

Sponsored by Barbara Shields

Harold I. Lane

Harold I. Lane

U.S. Marine Corps
1944 - 1946 | WWII
South Pacific

Sponsored by Gary Lane

Frank J. Mango

Frank J. Mango

U.S. Army
1940-1943

Sponsored by Loving Daughter, Son-in-Law and Grandsons

Mary (LaManna) McLoone

Mary (LaManna) McLoone

U.S. Army Nurse Corps
1968-1970
Vietnam

Sponsored by Dennis McLoone

Joseph Meizlik

Joseph Meizlik

U.S. Army
1979-1985

Sponsored by Verrazano Kiwanis Club

Dominick Mossa

Dominick Mossa

U.S. Navy
1973 -1977

Sponsored by Buonviaggio Family

Michael H. Ollis

Michael H. Ollis

U.S. Army
2006-2013 | KIA
Iraq/Afghanistan

Sponsored by the Sanchez Family

Richard C. Perrigo

Richard C. Perrigo

1937 - 1944
WW II | KIA
Battles of the Pacific

Sponsored by The Perrigo Family

Francis W. Quin

Francis W. Quin

U.S. Navy
1943-1945
WWII

Sponsored by his sons and daughters.

Edward J. Simas

Edward J. Simas

U.S. Marine Corps
1951 - 1953
Korean War

Sponsored by Scott, Gina, Kayla, and Troy Simas

Donald J. Tierney

Donald J. Tierney

U.S. Navy
WWII
1943-1946

Sponsored by The Tierney Family

Joseph G. Tortora

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

George J. Vavas

George J. Vavas

U.S. Army
1941 - 1945
Europe & North Africa

Sponsored by Karen Webb

Edward J. Webb

Edward J. Webb

U.S. Army
1967-1969

Sponsored by Linda Webb

Richard Gust Blomquist

Richard Gust Blomquist

U.S. Marine Corps
2008 - 2019
Afghanistan War

Sponsored by Elizabeth & Arturo Roldan Jr.

James Buonincontri

James Buonincontri

U.S. Army
1941-1946
WWII

Sponsored by Cara Buonincontri

Richard R. Carreras

Richard R. Carreras

U.S. Army
1983 to 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Sponsored by Brenda Carerras

Frank D’Agostino

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

Thomas D. Fairlie

Thomas D. Fairlie

U.S. Army
1960 - 1967
Korea

Sponsored by David Fairlie

Edward Fanuzzi

Edward Fanuzzi

U.S. Army Signal Corps
1953-1956
Korean War

Sponsored by Congregation of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church on Staten Island.

 William Galvin

William Galvin

U.S. Marine Corps
1967 - 1969
Vietnam

Sponsored by Gail D’Arduini and Maureen Fairlie

Joseph Grzelak

Joseph Grzelak

U.S. Marine Corps
1966 - 1970
Vietnam

Sponsored by Joanne Grzelak

Joseph Ianelli Sr.

Joseph Ianelli Sr.

U.S. Navy
WWII

Sponsored by RoseAnn McAllister and the Ianelli Family

Vincent J. Kechner

Vincent J. Kechner

U.S. Army Air Corps
World War II | KIA
Pearl Harbor

Sponsored by Joanne Nolemi

Anthony J. Lepardo

Anthony J. Lepardo

U.S. Army
1955-1958

Sponsored by The Mooney Family

Yesenia Mata

Yesenia Mata

U.S. Army Reserve
Active Service

Sponsored by Robinson Iglesias

Joseph C. Meaders

Joseph C. Meaders

U.S. Marine Corps
1951 - 1953

Submitted by Dorothy Meaders-Moody. Sponsored by Lisa Wallace

Joseph F. Milazzo

Joseph F. Milazzo

U. S. Army
1961-1963
Berlin Crisis

Sponsored by the Innocente Family

James L. Mulligan

James L. Mulligan

U.S. Army Air Corps
1942-1946
WWII

Sponsored by The Family of James Mulligan

Robert E. Ollis

Robert E. Ollis

U. S. Army
1967 - 1969
Vietnam

Sponsored by Barbara Sanchez

Anthony M. Petrizzo

Anthony M. Petrizzo

U.S. Army
Vietnam
1968-1972

Sponsored by the Tierney/Petrizzo Family

Diana Ramos

Diana Ramos

U.S. Army Reserve
1981-1993

Sponsored by NSWCSI

Joseph M. Skinner, Sr.

Joseph M. Skinner, Sr.

U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
1967-1969

Sponsored by Assembly Member Michael Reilly

John Tighe

John Tighe

U.S. Army
1943-1945
WWII
Battles of the Pacific

Sponsored by The Tighe Children and Grandchildren

Nicholas M. Troianiello

Nicholas M. Troianiello

U.S. Marine Corps
1944 - 1946
WW II | Iwo Jima
Purple Heart

Sponsored by Cathleen Troianiello

Michael Walczyszyn Jr.

Michael Walczyszyn Jr.

U.S. Marine Corps
1966-1969
Vietnam

Sponsored by Angela O'Donnell

Arthur L. White

Arthur L. White

U.S. Navy
Vietnam
1963 to 1967

Sponsored by Linda White

John T. Brown

John T. Brown

U.S. Army
1968
KIA - Vietnam

Sponsored by James Smith & Nancy Smith Graebe Family

Daniel J. Burke, Jr.

Daniel J. Burke, Jr.

U.S. Navy
1952 - 1955
Korean War

Sponsored by Kimberly Burke Giordano

John M. Carroll

John M. Carroll

U. S. Army Air Corps
WW II
KIA | 1943

Sponsored by Mario Buonviaggio

Carlo Denino

Carlo Denino

U.S. Navy
WWII
1943-1947

Sponsored by Denino’s Tavern

James F. Fairlie

James F. Fairlie

U.S. Army
Korea

Sponsored by Mark and James Fairlie

Louis Vincent Ferraco

Louis Vincent Ferraco

U.S. Army
1965-1967
Vietnam

Sponsored by Kathy Vairo (Daughter)

Vito Giobbie, Jr.

Vito Giobbie, Jr.

U.S. Army
1967 - 1969
Vietnam

Sponsored by Lucy Giobbie

 Joseph W. Hartung, Sr.

Joseph W. Hartung, Sr.

U.S. Army
1943 - 1945
WW II | Philippines

Sponsored by Joseph Hartung, Jr.

William H. Irvine, III

William H. Irvine, III

U.S. Marine Corps
1988 - 1993

Sponsored by his Aunt Trudy and his cousins Kelly and Trudy Dixon

George Kokell

George Kokell

U.S. Air Force
1962-1966
Vietnam

Protestant Dutch Church Congregant Family Since 1665

Joseph A. Librizzi

Joseph A. Librizzi

U.S. Army
1966-1969
Vietnam

Sponsored by Loving wife, children and grandchildren

Ralph Michael Maviglia

Ralph Michael Maviglia

U.S. Army 925 Engineers Aviation Regiment
1942-1945
WWII

Sponsored by Joanne Maviglia

Louis A. Meaders

Louis A. Meaders

U.S. Air Force
1965-1968
Vietnam

Sponsored by Yvette Meaders-Cress

Louis J. Montanti

Louis J. Montanti

U.S. Army
1966 - 1968
Vietnam

Sponsored by The Montanti Family

Charles  Navarino

Charles Navarino

U.S Army
1951-1953
Korean War

Sponsored by Barbara Sanchez

Joseph J Parise

Joseph J Parise

U.S. Army
1943-1945
WWII

Sponsored by The Petrizzo and Tierney Families

Michael R Petrizzo

Michael R Petrizzo

U.S. Army
1943-1945
D-Day | WWII

Sponsored by The Petrizzo and Tierney Families

Salvatore J. Ricca

Salvatore J. Ricca

U.S. Army
1951-1953

Sponsored by Raymond, Linda and Jimmy, James and Melissa Ricca

Joshua Spanton

Joshua Spanton

U.S. Army
2010 - 2015
Afghanistan

Sponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

Salvatore T. Tirone, Sr.

Salvatore T. Tirone, Sr.

U.S. Army
1943 - 1946
WW II

Sponsored by The Tirone Family

Anthony M. Tuff

Anthony M. Tuff

U.S. Navy
2000-2015
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Sponsored by Tuff/Holmes/Bushman Family

 David W. Wallace

David W. Wallace

U.S. Marine Corps
1964 - 1975
Vietnam

Submitted by Christaylia Wallace-Dutailly and Sponsored by Lisa Wallace

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