Vets 2018 by Westmore News

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Lt. Col. Bernard Abel

U.S. Air Force, World War II and Korea Lived in Port Chester and Rye Brook Founded Westmore News, died June 2010

James Accurso

U.S. Marine Corps, April 13, 1951-Nov. 30, 1952 Port Chester resident, died Nov. 14, 2017

Daniel J. Alonzi

U.S. Navy 1965-69 Served aboard the USS Wilkinson DL-5 Born in Port Chester, now lives in Rye Brook

Peter Arturi

U.S. Navy Feb. 1945-Aug. 1946 Discharged as Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class Duty at hospitals in Calif. and Navy discharge center in L.A. Graduated PCHS Jan. 1944, lives in Greenwich

Helder Barreto

U.S. Navy 1968-74, two tours in Vietnam Disabled combat veteran Had business on North Main Street from 1986-2007

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s we prepare to celebrate Veterans Day this week, we recognize all veterans, living and dead. The following photographs and service information, a sampling of Port Chester and Rye Brook veterans, have been submitted in response to our request. Veterans Day is Sunday, Nov. 11. The local ceremony commemorating the federal holiday will take place on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Park, Westchester Avenue and North Regent Street. All are encouraged to attend.

2nd Class Petty Officer William Beadle

Frank Bellantoni

Intelligence Specialist Lifelong Port Chester resident PCHS Class of 1992

U.S. Army, World War II Staff Infantry Sergeant and Signal Corps 1945-48 Lifelong Port Chester resident, age 92

Daniel F. Bologna

Lt. Rose Ribuffo Bologna

U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division World War II, 1942-45 Lifelong Port Chester resident, died 2014

Cpl. Silvio V. Buccieri

U.S. Army A Btry 103rd Field Artillery Battalion 43rd Infantry Division, Germany Lifelong Port Chester resident

U.S. Army Nurse Corps World War II, 1942-45 Lifelong Port Chester resident, died 1995

James F. Cahill

U.S. Army Combat Engineers 1965-67 Lives in Port Chester

Staff Sgt. Louis P. Belmonte

Jerome Berk

Sgt. Hank Birdsall

U.S. Army, World War II, 1943-46 From Brooklyn, now at Atria Rye Brook

1st and 5th Special Forces Group ABN Project Sigma B-56 MACVSOG Recon Company 1968-69 Graduated PCHS 1964 Retired PCMS social studies teacher, lives in Rye

Edward Bonds

Frank Morgan Brookfield Jr.

Sp4-E4 Bedford Brown

John Calo

Sgt. Gabriel J. Carino

2nd Class Petty Officer Louis J. Carrieri

12 months in North Korea, Korean War, 1952 Awarded two Bronx Battle Stars Lived in Port Chester for 58 years, now lives in Danbury, Ct.

U.S. Army, World War II stationed in Germany Received Silver Star for saving two men whose tank was hit by enemy fire. He pulled them to safety and hid them from the enemy until they could be rescued. Lived in Port Chester, died in October 2016

U.S. Navy, USS Salem Korean War 1952-56 Born in Philadelphia, raised in Port Chester Died May 30, 2016

U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade Served in Vietnam 1965-67 From Larchmont, now resides in Rye Brook

U.S. Army, World War II Mash Unit, France, 1942 Graduated PCHS 1933, died 2003

U.S. Army 1958-61, 13 months in South Korea, 18 months at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Lives in Port Chester

U.S. Navy, BT2, 1953-57 Served in Korea Lifelong Port Chester resident, died 1991

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Donato “Bruno” Carriero U.S. Navy, Sept. 1943-Feb. 1946 Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Lifelong Port Chester resident, died July 2001

Mauro N. Ceruzzi

U.S. Marine Corps 1951-53 6th son to serve Resident of Port Chester, now deceased

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Seaman 1st Class Daniel W. Colangelo, Sr. U.S. Navy, World War II Born and raised in Port Chester, later lived in Rye Brook Died Oct. 17, 2003

Ralph J. D’Ottavio

U.S. Navy Seabees 1951-54 2nd Class Petty Officer Builder Lifelong Port Chester resident, died March 2010

Austin J. DeBell

U.S. Air Force 1962-66 Bennington, Vt. to Port Chester

PFC William DeCarlo and PFC Anthony DeCarlo

William in Ordinance Company, Bamburg, Germany Anthony in 88 Trucking Company Transportation, 3rd Division, Schweinfurt, Germany Both in U.S. Army, 1956-59 William is deceased, Anthony lives in Port Chester

Sgt. Angelo DeCaro U.S. Air Force, World War II, 1942-46 Originally from Manhattan, lives at Atria Rye Brook

Sgt. Gerald Donahue New York Air National Guard 1965-71 Lives in Port Chester

Arthur C. Dusenbury III U.S. Navy SKG3 (E4), USS Vandivier April 1, 1958-April 8, 1963 Lives in Port Chester

Chester B. Edwards U.S. Navy 1966-69, Vietnam New York Guard 2003-2017 Lives in Port Chester

Staff Sgt. Ralph Edwards U.S. Army 1946-47 Originally from W. Va., lives at Atria Rye Brook

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Frank A. (seated) and John Errigo

John Farella and Lawrence Gianguzzi

9th Army Air Force, World War II 1942-45, stationed together in Europe Lifelong Port Chester residents, now deceased

Served in Korea 1953-55 Lived in Port Chester, both deceased

Corporal William “Bill” Friedman

Corporal William V. Gargone

U.S. Army, World War II, 1942-45 Originally from Mt. Vernon, lives at Atria Rye Brook

Anthony R. Macri (left) and Cpt. Joseph A. Macri (Ret.) Anthony: U.S. Navy 1944-47 Age 92, lives in South Salem, N.Y. Joseph: Merchant Marines 1942-46 U.S. Navy 1946-47 U.S. Coast Guard 1950-74 Age 94, lives in Bellevue, Washington Brothers of Rosemary Tirone of Port Chester

U.S. Army, Korean War, 1948-51 Lifelong Port Chester resident, died Jan. 21, 2018

Sebastian J. Mangini

U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II, 1942-45 Lifelong Port Chester resident

Capt. Felix N. Fidelibus

U.S. Army, 1942-47 Commander Combat Engineer Unit WWII Victory Medal, Occupation Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal Lifelong Port Chester resident, now deceased

Sgt. Marvin Goldowsky

U.S. Air Force 804th Combat Support Group, SAC Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND, 1966-70 1963 PCHS grad, 4th generation Port Chester resident

Andres David Gomez U.S. Marine Corps 2002-06, served in Iraq Now a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agent PCHS Class of 2001, family lives in Port Chester

Pvt. 1st Class Fred W. Intrieri

William Jensen

U.S. Navy 1958-64 From Port Chester, now living in Sandy Hook, Ct.

Floyd Johnson

U.S. Army 1959-62 9th Infantry Strac Unit, Berlin Crisis Born and raised in Port Chester, lives in Mahopac

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U.S. Third Army, World War II Lifelong Greenwich resident, died Sept. 4, 2018 Father of Josephine Colangelo of Port Chester

LTC (ret.) Kevin Kugel U.S. Army 1994-2016 Originally from P.C., now lives in Seekonk, Mass.

Cpl. James Vincent Maniscalco

U.S. Marine Corps, Gulf Company, 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines 1982-88, Stationed in Hawaii, traveled to SE Asia Born and raised in Port Chester, moved back in 2012

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Joseph P. Filanowski Jr. U.S. Navy 1959-61, in Reserves through Mar. 9, 1965 PCHS Class of 1958, lives in Greenwich

Private William Lazarus U.S. Army 1943-44 Pictured with wife Irene Originally from Brooklyn, lives at Atria Rye Brook

Jerry Morano

U.S. Army, 199th Light Infantry Brigade Vietnam, Christmas 1967 Lives in Rye Brook, originally from the Bronx

Joseph Frank

Joseph Frank, Jr.

U.S. Army 8th Infantry Division Golden Arrow Pathfinder, 1941-45 European Theatre, World War II 101 years old, lives at 360 Westchester Ave.

Strategic Air Command 42nd Bomb Wing, Combat Support Group 1968-71 Lives at 360 Westchester Ave., Port Chester

Capt. Herman Lieblich

Private 1st Class Rocco D. Lovallo

U.S. Army, World War II, 1942-46 Originally from the Bronx, lives at Atria Rye Brook

Jerry Morano, Sr.

U.S. Army, 98th Infantry Division World War II Pacific Theatre, 1943-46 Bronx to Port Chester, died June 28, 2012

U.S. Army, TEC 5, World War II, 1941-45 Lived in Port Chester, died Sept. 24, 1960

Cpl. John J. “Jack” Nethercott U.S. Army 1953-55 From Port Chester, now lives in Somers

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Raymond P. Nethercott Navy Seabees 1948-52 Lives in Rye Brook

Staff Sgt. Richard R. “Dick” Nethercott

U.S. Air Force 1948-50 Lived in Port Chester, now deceased

Thomas H. Nethercott

U.S. Army 1951-53 Lived in Port Chester until his death

Sgt. James Neuhoefer U.S. Marine Corps, Korean War, 1951-53 Originally from Germany, now lives at Atria Rye Brook

Col. Martin Ortiz, MD

20 years in the U.S. Army, now with New York National Guard in the Medical Command From Los Angeles, Calif., has lived in Port Chester since 2000

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Joseph Pavone

U.S. Navy, Korean War, 1951-55 Attended U.S. Navy School of Music, then traveled with Navy Band in Atlantic and Europe, played for Eisenhower’s inauguration Lives in Port Chester

Sgt. Peter W. Sileo

Chief Petty Officer Donald C. Richard

James J. Schiro

Cpl. Dionisio Sellas

U.S. Navy 1953-57 Born in Port Chester 1935, deceased

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Riehl

29th Infantry Division, World War II, 1943-46 4 Battle Stars, 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, NYS Conspicuous Service Cross, Westchester County Distinguished Service Medal Lifelong Port Chester resident

Cpl. William F. Sileo

William P. Sullivan Jr.

Sgt. Angelo S. Tarascio

Brig. General Francis W. Tief

U.S. Army Combat Engineer 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam 1967-69 Born in Port Chester, lives in Rye Brook

U.S. Army Signal Corps China Burma India Theater, 1941-45 Lifelong Port Chester resident, died in 1979

Joseph “Zeke” Varbaro

Cpl. Carl D. Verrastro

U.S. Army, 2nd Infantry Division European Theatre, World War II, 1941-45 Deceased

U.S. Army 1942-45 World War II, Pacific Theatre Lifelong Port Chester resident, died in July 2008

U.S. Marine Corps 1967-69 Vietnam War Lives in Port Chester

Sgt. Carl P. Verrastro

U.S. Army 1967-68, Vietnam War Lived in Port Chester until moving to North Carolina in 1997

U.S. Army 1966-68, Vietnam War Lived in Port Chester, died Sept. 13, 2011

U.S. Army 1942-44, Special Detail in USA Lived at 527 Willett Ave. for 82 years, died Aug. 2015

Petty Officer William “Billy V” Verrastro

U.S. Navy 1961-63, Vietnam Lived in Port Chester, moved to Carmel in 1995, died in 2010

U.S. Army, 1952-54 Lives in Port Chester

U.S. Marine Corps, 1948-78 Lived in Port Chester

Steven J. Vespia

U.S. Army 1968-70 Served with 173rd Abn in Vietnam 1968-69 Lives in Rye Brook, from Port Chester (PCHS Class of ’66)