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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
Local Veterans, We Salute You A
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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