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Last Address Dearfield Beach Fl.
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Frank Titolo was my uncle inlaw . He retired from Danny's Hideaway restraunt as a Maitre D'Hotel in N.Y.C.
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Frank J. Titolo
BRANCH OF SERVICE U.S. Army
HOMETOWN Brooklyn, NY
HONORED BY Conchetta Sarraco, Daughter
ACTIVITY DURING WWII INDUCTED ON JULY 30, 1943. INFANTRYMAN, COMPANY H, 323RD INFANTRY REGIMENT. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF INSTRUMENT NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER 1607. RECEIVED MARKSMANSHIP BADGES ON OCTOBER 19, 1943 FOR M1 RIFLE 159. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION IN GUADALCANAL, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND WESTERN PACIFIC. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR. DURING ACTION, SUPERVISED CREW OF 81MM MORTAR IN FIRING WEAPONS FROM CARRIER OF GROUND MOUNT AND PLACE EXPLOSIVE SHELLS ON ENEMY POSITION. RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROL COORDINATION AND TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF MORTAR CREWS. PRIVATE, 5 MONTHS AS RIFLEMAN; PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, 21 MONTHS AS AMMUNITION HANDLER. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON FEBRUARY 6, 1946 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY AS A CORPORAL.
Guadalcanal Campaign (1942-43)/Battle of Guadalcanal
From Month/Year
August / 1942
To Month/Year
February / 1943
Description The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. With Japanese troops stationed in this section of the Solomon Islands, U.S. marines launched a surprise attack in August 1942 and took control of an air base under construction. Reinforcements were funneled to the island as a series of land and sea clashes unfolded, and both sides endured heavy losses to their warship contingents. However, the Japanese suffered a far greater toll of casualties, forcing their withdrawal from Guadalcanal by February 1943.