John Poggioli

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NAME:
John Poggioli		 NICKNAME:
Blackie		 SERVICE NUMBER:
450290
HOME OF RECORD:
New Rochelle, NY		 NEXT OF KIN:
Mother, Mrs. Vincenza Poggioli
DATE OF BIRTH:
7/4/1924		 SERVICE DATES:
8/28/1942 – 1945		 DATE OF DEATH:
8/24/2012
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Roi-Namur B/1/24 605 PFC  
Saipan B/1/24 746 PFC WIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart		 LAST KNOWN RANK:
Private First Class

Biography coming soon.

An excerpt from Jim G. Lucas' article "Experiences Aboard a Convoy Ship" tells of PFC Poggioli entertaining his buddies en route to Saipan. By the time this article was published, Poggioli had been badly wounded and was out of the fight. Altoona Mirror, 26 June 1944.
An excerpt from Jim G. Lucas’ article “Experiences Aboard a Convoy Ship” tells of PFC Poggioli entertaining his buddies en route to Saipan. By the time this article was published, Poggioli had been badly wounded and was out of the fight. Altoona Mirror, 26 June 1944.