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Joseph R. Varbero
U.S. Army Mar. 23, 1944-Apr. 25, 1946 Lived in Port Chester until his death
William J. Genovese
U.S. Army Air Force Apr. 10-1942-Dec. 18, 1945 Lived in Port Chester until his death
Thomas M. Curtin
William C. Corbo
U.S. Navy SH-2 1967-71 Photo taken aboard the USS Biddle (DLG34) off the coast of Vietnam Lives in Port Chester
U.S. Army Sept. 2, 1952-Aug. 10, 1954 Lived in Port Chester until his death
Anthony P. Corbo
Cpl. William F. Sileo
U.S. Navy Oct. 8, 1945-Aug. 2, 1946 Lived in Port Chester until his death
U.S. Army Signal Corps China, Burma, India Theater 1941-45 Born and raised in Port Chester, died 1979
Chester “Chet” Edwards
Austin J. DeBell
Thomas H. Nethercott
U.S. Navy 1966-69, Vietnam Longtime Port Chester resident
U.S. Air Force 1962-66 Bennington, VT to Port Chester
U.S. Army 1951-53 Lived in Port Chester until his death
Sgt. Hank Birdsall
Salvatore “Abe” DeCarlo
Robert W. Riehl
5th Special Forces Group (ABN) Project Sigma MACVSOG Recon Company 1968-69 Graduated PCHS 1964 Retired PCMS social studies teacher, now lives in Rye
World War II, 1942-45 Stationed in the Philippines. Three other brothers—Muzzy, Sammy and Tony—also fought in WWII All grew up on Purdy Avenue in Port Chester Abe, 94, still lives in Port Chester
Matthew P. Baryshyan
Frank Morgan Brookfield Jr.
Benjamin Vinci
Kenneth Sunderland
U.S. Army, World War II PCHS grad, owned Matt & Joe’s Luncheonette in P.C. Died 1991
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army 29th Infantry Division December 1943-January 1946 Drafted his senior year at PCHS 4 Battle Stars, 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star Lifelong Port Chester resident
U.S. Army, wounded at Hickam Field Air Base at Pearl Harbor, HI on 12/7/41 First casualty of World War II and first soldier from Port Chester to see combat Port Chester’s first war hero of World War II Lifelong Port Chester resident, died Feb. 13, 2002 from ALS disease
U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade Served in Vietnam 1965-67 From Larchmont, now resides in Rye Brook
U.S. Navy 1960-64 On USS Lake Champlain Went to Morocco, North Africa, Bay of Pigs Grew up in Eastchester, has lived in Port Chester since 1964
Daniel W. Colangelo Sr.
Milton Glassman
U.S. Navy, World War II, 1943-45 Longtime Port Chester resident, later moved to Rye Brook Died in 2003
John A. Calo
U.S. Navy, USS Salem 1952-56, Korean War Born in Philadelphia, raised in Port Chester Died May 30, 2016
Lt. Col. Bernard Abel
Korean War, 4 years July 18, 1926-Oct. 1, 2006 Born in Manhattan, lived in Monsey, NY Father of Lois Rednick of Rye Brook
U.S. Air Force, World War II and Korea Lived in Port Chester and Rye Brook Founded Westmore News, died June 2010
Joseph T. McCarthy
Pvt. E-1 James J. Schiro
U.S. Army, stationed in Germany 1959-60 Born and raised in Yonkers, has lived in Rye Brook since 1967
U.S. Army 1966-68 Lived in Port Chester until his death on Sept 13, 2011
Local veterans, we salute you Col. Martin Ortiz, MD
New York Army National Guard Received his colonel pin at Camp Smith on Sept. 10, 2016 Has served 19 years in the U.S. Army and National Guard From Los Angeles, has lived in Port Chester since 2000
Frank Perna
U.S. Army, served Mar. 27, 1968-Oct. 23, 1969 in Vietnam Lived in Port Chester since 1971 Died June 23, 2016
Fred W. Intrieri
U.S. Army, 1943-45, served in England, France, Germany th 8 Air Force, Third Strategic Air Command Received infantry training to join Patton’s Third Army Lives in Cos Cob, CT, father of Josephine Colangelo of Port Chester
Marvin Goldowsky
As 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 Friday, Nov. 11. The local ceremony commemorating the federal holiday will take place on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Park, Westchester Avenue and North Regent Street. All are encouraged to attend.
Sergeant, U.S. Air Force 804 Combat Support Group, SAC Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND 1966-70 1963 PCHS grad, 4th generation Port Chester resident
Raymond P. Nethercott
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Marines/Navy Seabees 1948-52 Lives in Rye Brook
Bedford Brown
Photo taken in 1960 while stationed in Fort Lewis, WA assigned to B Battery 2nd Howitzer Bn., 77th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division Previously was in South Korea, 1958-59 Lifelong resident of Port Chester
Joseph “Red” Cammarota
U.S. Army 1942 (Camp Shelby, MS) Sent to England in 1944 Battle of the Bulge duty in Germany 1945 Honorable discharge at Ft. Dix, NJ 12/17/45 Lived in Port Chester, died July 27, 2016
Sgt. Peter W. Sileo
U.S. Army Combat Engineer 1 Infantry Division, Vietnam 1967-69 Born in Port Chester, lives in Rye Brook st
Frank Bellantoni
U.S. Army, World War II, Pacific Theater Lifelong Port Chester resident
Gerard A. Morano
U.S. Army, 98th Infantry Division Pacific Theater – Japan, 1942-46 Bronx, NY to Port Chester Nov. 11, 1920-June 28, 2012
Vincent P. Corsaro
Sgt. Major, U.S. Army, Nov. 18, 1942-Feb. 3, 1946 Troop Ship SS James McCosh European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations 9222nd Transportation Unit, Brooklyn Army Base. Lives in Rye Brook
Dominick Pizzarello U.S. Navy 1943-45 Lifelong resident of Port Chester until his death
Steven J. Vespia
U.S. Army 1968-70, Vietnam Wounded in Action Mar. 7, 1969 Grew up in Port Chester, now lives in Rye Brook
John Pizzarello
Joseph Pizzarello
U.S. Army 1945-47 U.S. Coast Guard 1942-45 Born in Port Chester and now Born in Port Chester and lived resides in Naples, FL in Harrison until his death
This tribute is sponsored by Tony Longo
Jerry Morano
U.S. Army, 199th Light Infantry Brigade Bien Hoa, Vietnam, 1966-68 Bronx, NY to Rye Brook
Sergeants Joseph “Red” Cammarota and Gabriel J. Carino (right) U.S. Army, World War II Photo taken Feb. 10, 1943 Carino graduated PCHS 1933, died 2003
LONGO'S PARK DELI
203 South Regent Street, Port Chester, NY 914-939-3217
John Drago III
Army Air Force sergeant, World War II, in radio communications Met his brother Charles in Yokohama, Japan during the war Born and raised in Port Chester, graduated from PCHS, now deceased
John Drago Jr. (left) and Charles Drago
John served in World War I Pfc. Charles Drago, World War II, reconnaissance intelligence unit Both born and raised in Port Chester, graduated from PCHS, now deceased
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