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Year of Birth 1929 |
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Home Town Rio Rancho, NM |
Last Address Rio Rancho, NM
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Date of Passing Apr 06, 2018 |
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Location of Interment Santa Fe National Cemetery (VA) - Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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Last Known Activity:
NYPD Retired 25 Years.
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1943-1944, 745, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry
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1944-1944, 745, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry
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1944-1944, 745, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry
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1944-1945, 745, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry
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Reflections on S/SGT Zacchie's
US Army Service
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WHAT INFLUENCED HIS/HER DECISION TO JOIN THE ARMY?
| A Day that will live in Infamy |
I heard it on the Radio about the War with Japan, December 7th, 1941. That was all I needed. I was off to the war to defend my country. All of my friends were going too. I wanted to do my part. Times were tight and we all wanted to be part of something big also be paid for it as well.
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
| Fight for your Country |
It was the thing to do to fight for your country that I loved so much. The reason for leaving was because the War had ended. We just wanted to fight the Germans and Japs and take out as many as we could.
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IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY.
| Big Guns at Normandy Beach |
One of my main Combat Operations was Operation Overlord, D-Day June 5th, 1944. Our job was to knock out the big guns and we did. I learned to take one day at a time, live your life and believe in God. Take take anything for granted, do your job and don't complain it could have been a lot worse.
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OF ALL THEIR DUTY STATIONS OR ASSIGNMENTS, ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY HE/SHE HAD FONDEST MEMORIES OF AND WHY? WHICH WAS THEIR LEAST FAVORITE?
Liverpool, England. We trained at several different camps for about a year. My whole division from Ft Bragg and Ft Benning shipped out together, out of the port of New York in February 1943 by troop carriers. It rained for about three weeks before D-Day. It rained like hell. We | WWII German Tiger Tank |
never thought it would ever stop. We were ready when the rain stopped too. We moved to the airfield and total inspections by Jump Masters on C-47s. I had my Thompson .45 Machine Gun loaded with lots of ammo. One of my SSGT's yelled out "Ike's here" . So we all moved over to his jeep. He got out with his driver, a Major. We all moved around Ike. I never forgot what he said, "The world is depending on you men to do your job. Do it the best as you can". Then he asked a few questions, like "Where were you from"?, then asked about fishing like he was casting a fishing pole in his hand. He said, "God Bless you Men, Good Luck". When he left he had tears running down his cheeks when he left. They took a few pictures while was there. I saw the picture after the war and said, "Damn, that's me". I'm behind Eisenhower with both hands in front of me. The three troops with camouflage were Pathfinders. We never found their bodies I heard. The one next to me on my right, your left, looking at the picture, was Ike's driver a Major. I was the youngest in my platoon when we were getting ready to load the C-47. My platoon Sgt said to all the men to take care of Jr which was me. One of my least favorites memories was in the Battle of The Bulge, Dec 16th, 1944 to Jan 25th 1945. The Germans mad a big push through the Ardennes Forest. It was very, very cold. We were on the outer edge of town in this basement. The Germans were hitting us hard. This Tiger Tank came down our street. The ground was vibrating from the engine and weight. Behind it was all these German Troops. We didn't have anything that would take out a Tiger Tank so we had to let it go by and if we had fired on it, we all would have been dead. We moved out to fight. Later my feet froze and the Doctor wanted to cut them off, but I wouldn't let him. They were black looking . They sent me to England for a while, then back to France to the hedge rows. That is where my good buddy Zippy was killed in Action. He tried to run across from one hedge row to another. The Germans had a machine gun set up. They got him and I got mad and scared. I flanked them and came in on their side. There were three of them. I will never forget their faces when they saw me. I cut loose with Thompson and killed all three of them. I then went to get Zippy.
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FROM THEIR ENTIRE MILITARY SERVICE, DESCRIBE ANY PERSONAL MEMORIES, YOU MAY BE AWARE OF, WHICH IMPACTED HIM/HER THE MOST.
| Artie remembers his Friend Zippy. |
The most horrific memory was when my best friend Zippy was killed by the Germans. I will never forget that day when he died. I med them pay for that with their lives.
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WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS DO YOU BELIEVE HE/SHE WAS MOST PROUD OF FROM HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE?
| My Awards and Decorations |
The Medals I'm most proud of are my Jump Wings, my Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB) and my Bronze Star with 'V' Device for Valor in Action, my two Purple Hearts, Good Conduct Medal, European Theater Ribbons with 4 Battle Stars, and my Marksmanship Medals for the Browning Automatic Rifle and my M1-Garand Rifle.
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY?
| In Memory of my Friend Zippy. |
The Medal I'm most proud of is my Bronze Star with 'V' Device for Valor in Action for taking out the enemy after they killed my friend.
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IF KNOWN, PLEASE LIST ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) FROM HIS/HER TIME IN THE MILITARY WHO STOOD OUT AS HAVING THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEM AND WHY?
| Commander in Chief, General Dwight D Eisenhower |
Capt Jack stood 6 Foot 2 inches. He was really lean and was Killed in Action. The Capt was like General Omar Bradley. He would ask for Volunteers for missions. He wouldn't take anyone that didn't want to go. NOTE: That is me in the background behind Ike with my hands in my belt.
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ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY PARTICULAR INCIDENT FROM HIS/HER SERVICE, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FUNNY AT THE TIME, BUT STILL MADE THEM LAUGH LATER ON?
| The Jump Boots Caper |
When I was in England in the hospital, me and two others from the 101st went into town to party. Before going back to France, we saw these three guys from Quartermaster that had on Airborne Jump Boots, and Airborne Jump Boots were hard to get and these guys weren't Airborne. So, we called them into an alley and jumped them and took their boots and we left them our old worn out boots, even though the new ones didn't fit us. Look at the photo of me standing behind Eisenhour(Ike) while he gives us a pep talk. I was smiling because I was giving the British officer to my right a hard time. Every time he wasn't looking, I would reach over and grab his buttocks, He didn't know what to do about that. Funny then, funny now.
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IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE?
| NYPD for 25 Years |
I joined the New York Police Department in 1947, and stayed with them for 25 years. I earned three Commendation Medals for saving three lives.
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IF KNOWN, WHAT MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS WAS HE OR SHE A MEMBER OF, IF ANY? ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY SPECIFIC BENEFITS THEY DERIVED FROM THEIR MEMBERSHIPS?
| American LEgion, VFW and Rio Rancho Coffee House |
I'm a life member for the American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars(VFW) and the Rio Rancho Coffee Group for Veterans of all Wars.
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IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU BELIEVE HIS/HER SERVING IN THE MILITARY INFLUENCED THE WAY THEY APPROACHED THEIR PERSONAL LIFE, FAMILY LIFE AND CAREER?
| Rio Rancho Coffee House Veterans Meeting |
I have lots of respect for Veterans from the wars and conflicts we have been in.
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IF THEY WERE HERE TODAY, WHAT ADVICE DO YOU THINK HE OR SHE WOULD GIVE TO THOSE WHO FOLLOWED IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS AND RECENTLY ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE?
| Do your Duty |
Obey your Officers above you, and by all means, Love Your Country and GOD.
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HOW EFFECTIVE HAS TOGETHERWESERVED.COM BEEN IN HELPING YOU RECORD YOUR REMEMBERED PERSONS MILITARY SERVICE? DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE?
| TWS and the US Army |
I don't really talk about it much. Most of the WW2 Veterans are all gone now or hard to find if there are any. There aren't many people around that would understand what us WW2 Veterans went through anyway. *J*
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