Date of birth:

April 26th, 1918 (Ridgefield-Fairfield County/Connecticut, United States)

Date of death:

November 20th, 2000 (Lompoc/California, United States)

Nationality:

American

Joseph Salvestrini was born on April 26th, 1918 a the of Albert and Alegrina Monte Salvestrini. He spend his youth in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

He served in the U.S. Army’s 740th Battalion during World War II from April 1942 to November 1945.

After the war, he worked as a private estate superintendent in North Salem, N.Y. for 30 years. After his retirement he lived in Florida before moving to Lompoc, California.
He passed away in Lompoc, California on November 20th, 2000.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Unit:

Company C, 740th Tank Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

For the repairing of tanks under enemy fire somewhere in the period of 19 December – 24 December 1944 in the vicinity of Stoumont/Province of Liège, Belgium.

The exact date of action as well as the citation are unknown to us.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

Company C, 740th Tank Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

Awarded for a wound received during fightings in Germany.

• Photo 1: Adam Salvestrini
• - PEARSON, P. L., Into the Breach, Trafford Publishing, Victoria, Canada, 2007.
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