Rocco Frederick Milano
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Belleville, New Jersey | 15 February 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey | 12 January 1942 | |
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Died |
Toms River, New Jersey | 11 January 2013 | Rocco F. Milano, 92, of Toms River, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at home. He was born and raised in Belleville, NJ, residing there until relocating to Toms River 28 years ago. Rocco was a veteran of the U.S Army, serving during WWII, where he was a member of the 57th Bomb Wing. After his discharge from the Army, he worked as a mechanic for Macy’s Elevators in Newark. Rocco was a member of Coopstone Free & Accepted Masons of Kearny, York Rite Free & Accepted Masons of Livingston, and the Salaam Shriner Temple of Livingston. In May 2012 he received the French Legionnaires Award. |
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Buried |
Bloomfield, New Jersey | 14 January 2013 | Glendale Cemetery Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Show Map PLOT Crestwood section lot 140 grave 1 |
| Belleville, New Jersey | 97 Passaic Worked as an assistant welder for Federal Shipbuilding Drydock |
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