LIST OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS World War II John Basilone John Basilone Rank and organization: Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division Date and place of action: 24 and 25 October 1942, Lunga Area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Entered service at: New Jersey Date and place of birth: 4 November 1916, Buffalo, New York Vito R. Bertoldo Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, United States Army, Company A, 242nd Infantry, 42nd Infantry Division Date and place of action: 9 and 10 January 1945, Hatten, France Entered service at: Decatur, Illinois Date and place of birth: 1 December 1916, Decatur, Illinois Willibald C. Bianchi Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, United States Army, 45th Infantry Regiment (PS), Philippine Scouts Date and place of action: 3 February 1942, near Bagac, Bataan Province, Philippine Islands Entered service at: New Ulm, Minnesota Date and place of birth: New Ulm, Minnesota Anthony Casamento Rank and organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division Date and place of action: 1 November 1942, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Entered service at: Brooklyn, New York Date and place of birth: 16 November 1920, Brooklyn, New York Ralph Cheli Rank and organization: Major, United States Army Air Corps Date and place of action: 18 August 1943, near Wewak, New Guinea Entered service at: Brooklyn, New York Date and place of birth: San Francisco, California Joseph J. Cicchetti Rank and organization: Private First Class, United States Army, Company A, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division Date and place of action: 9 February 1945, south Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands Entered service at: Waynesburg, Ohio Date and place of birth: Waynesburg, Ohio Mike Colalillo Rank and organization: Private First Class, United States Army, Company C, 398th Infantry, 100th Infantry Division Date and place of action: 7 April 1945, near Untergriesheim, Germany Entered service at: Duluth, Minnesota Date and place of birth: Hibbing, Minnesota Peter J. Dalessondro Rank and organization: Technical Sergeant, United States Army, Company E, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division Date and place of action: 22 December 1944, near Kalterherberg, Germany Entered service at: Watervliet, New York Date and place of birth: 19 May 1918, Watervliet, New York Anthony P. Damato Anthony P. Damato Rank and organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps Date and place of action: 19 and 20 February 1944, Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands Entered service at: Pennsylvania Date and place of birth: 28 March 1922, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Arthur F. DeFranzo Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, United States Army, 1st Infantry Division Date and place of action: 10 June 1944, near Vaubadon, France Entered service at: Saugus, Massachusetts Date and place of birth: Saugus, Massachusetts Gino J. Merli Rank and organization: Private First Class, United States Army, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division Date and place of action: 4 and 5 September 1944, near Sars la Bruyere, Belgium Entered service at: Peckville, Pennsylvania Date and place of birth: Scranton, Pennsylvania Frank J. Petrarca Rank and organization: Private First Class, United States Army, Medical Detachment, 145th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division Date and place of action: 27 July 1943, Horseshoe Hill, New Georgia, Solomon Islands Entered service at: Cleveland, Ohio Date and place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio Robert M. Viale Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Company K, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division Date and place of action: 5 February 1945, Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands Entered service at: Ukiah, California Date and place of birth: Bayside, California Korean War Reginald B. Desiderio Rank and organization: Captain, United States Army, commanding officer, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Date and place of action: Near Ipsok, Korea, 27 November 1950 Entered service at: Gilroy, California Date and place of birth: 12 September 1918, Clairton, Pennsylvania Joseph Vittori Joseph Vittori Rank and organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps Reserve, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) Date and place of action: 15 and 16 September 1951, Hill 749, Korea Entered service at: Beverly, Massachusetts Date and place of birth: 1 August 1929, Beverly, Massachusetts Vietnam War Lewis Albanese Rank and organization: Private First Class, United States Army, Company B, 5th Battalion (Airmobile), 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Date and place of action: 1 December 1966, Republic of Vietnam Entered service at: Seattle, Washington Date and place of birth: 27 April 1946, Cornedo Vicentino - Province of Vicenza, Italy Vincent R. Capodanno Vincent R. Capodanno Rank and organization: Lieutenant, United States Navy, Chaplain Corps, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), FMF Date and place of action: 4 September 1967, Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam Entered service at: Staten Island, New York Date and place of birth: 13 February 1929, Staten Island, New York Jon R. Cavaiani Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, United States Army, Vietnam Training Advisory Group Date and place of action: 4 and 5 June 1971, Republic of Vietnam Entered service at: Fresno, California Date and place of birth: 2 August 1943, Royston, England Frank R. Fratellenico Rank and organization: Corporal, United States Army, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Date and place of action: 19 August 1970, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam Entered service at: Albany, New York Date and place of birth: 14 July 1951, Sharon, Connecticut Gary W. Martini Gary W. Martini Rank and organization: Private First Class, United States Marine Corps, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division Date and place of action: 21 April 1967, Binh Son, Republic of Vietnam Entered service at: Portland, Oregon Date and place of birth: 21 September 1948, Lexington, Virginia Louis R. Rocco Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, United States Army, Advisory Team 162, Military Assistance Command Date and place of action: 24 May 1970, northeast of Katum, Republic of Vietnam Entered service at: Los Angeles, California Date and place of birth: 19 November 1938, Albuquerque, New Mexico Humbert R. Versace Humbert R. Versace Rank and organization: Captain, United States Army, Detachment A-23, 5th Special Forces Group, Army Special Forces, Intelligence Advisor to Military Assistance Advisory Group, Ca Mau, Republic of Vietnam Date and place of action: 29 October 1963 to 26 September 1965, Vietnam Entered service at: Norfolk, Virginia Date and place of birth: 2 July 1937, Honolulu, Hawaii Salvatore A. Giunta War in Afghanistan Jared C. Monti[2] Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, United States Army, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Date and place of action: 21 June 2006, Gowardesh, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Entered service at: Fort Sill, Oklahoma Date and place of birth: 20 September 1975, Abington, Massachusetts Salvatore Giunta Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, United States Army, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Date and place of action: 27 October 2007, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan Entered service at: Fort Benning, Georgia Date and place of birth: 21 January 1985, Clinton, Iowa
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