Cicuzza, Sisto, CSM

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   Command Sergeant Major Sisto M. Cicuzza is inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame for his contribution to the United States Army as a courageous and successful Ranger for a period of 33 years. His career began in 1942 at the age of 15, while cruising in the North Atlantic with a Merchant Marine convoy during World War II. After World War II, CSM Cicuzza joined the Pennsylvania National Guard and was soon activated for the Korean War. While active he answered the call for Airborne Ranger volunteers as a sergeant and joined the 12^th Airborne Ranger Company. Ranger Cicuzza stayed in the Ranger Company and “Led the Way” from the Ranger Company inception until they were deactivated in 1951. Following his tenure with the 12^th Company Rangers, CSM Cicuzza volunteered for combat duty in Korea. While in Korea he turned down a battlefield commission only to reenlist months after getting out of service. After serving two tours in Korea, Ranger Cicuzza went on to serve three more tours in Germany, receiving the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in 1963. After Germany, Ranger Cicuzza volunteered for combat duty in Vietnam and served one tour with the 9^th Infantry Division as a tanker and armored recon. While serving combat duty in Vietnam, CSM Cicuzza accumulated two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, two Purple Hearts, the Army Commendation Medal with “V” Device for Heroism, and a Vietnamese Distinguished Service Cross. General Abrams personally decorated CSM Cicuzza with his second Silver Star. Command Sergeant Major Cicuzza retired from the Army in 1977 and passed away in 1989.