- SURNAME
DeMatteis
- FORENAME
Crescenzo Pasquale
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company A)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
279635
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Saint Vitus Cemetery, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from New Castle, Pennsylvania
born 30.09.1921, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
father Pasquale DeMatteis (1892-1960)
mother Colomba (nee Colatti) DeMatteis (1900-1977)
02.01.1940 entered service Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
award Navy Cross
KIA Gavutu,Tulagi Island,Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Aug-1942AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/dematteis-crescenzo-p.39507/CITATION:
Navy Cross : The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Crescenzo P. DeMatteis (MCSN: 279635), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the FIRST Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. When his platoon was pinned down by fire from a hostile dugout, Corporal DeMatteis, with utter disregard for the extreme danger involved, stealthily circled the entrenchment and killed on of the enemy. Having obtained an advantageous position, he displayed outstanding accuracy and courage in destroying the dugout with hand grenades and his rifle. By his daring aggressiveness and unflinching devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death, he single-handedly attacked and eliminated a perilous obstruction to his platoon's advance and thereby enabled his comrades to continue toward the objectives. Corporal DeMatteis' unconquerable fighting spirit was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/7625FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61254558/crescenzo-pasquale-dematteis
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