- SURNAME
Iacolino
- FORENAME
James Charles
- UNIT
504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
31196866
- AWARD
Silver Star, Bronzen Kruis (Holland)
- PLACE
Holland 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 17.01.1922 Thompsonville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
grammar school education
civil occupation semiskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles
employed by Bigelow Sanford, Thompsonville, Connecticut
single without dependents upon enlistment
resided 42 Tariff Street, Thompsonville, Hartford County, Connecticut (draft card)
30.06.1942 draft card Thompsonville, Hartford County, Connecticut
24.10.1942 entered service Hartford, Connecticut
11.11.1945 discharged
employed Bigelow-Sanford Company (29 years)
wife Annah May (nee Clothey) Lamagna (1926-2018)
3 daughters
died 07.12.1968 (Aged 46) Massachusetts
New Saint Patricks Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class James C. Iacolino (ASN: 31196866), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action on 25 September 1944, near the Wall River, at ****, Holland. After crossing the Waal River, Private First Class Iacolino volunteered to carry a vital message from the battalion commander to the lead company in the assault on the northern approaches of the bridge. With utter disregard for his own safety, he dodged from cover to cover through enemy sniper, small arms and mortar fire of great intensity. Private First Class Iacolino was a continuous target for the enemy, but he succeeded in delivering his message, and returned with the answer that instructions had been carried out. The dogged determination and courageous devotion to duty displayed by Private First Class Iacolino enabled Company I to successfully execute the instructions and reflect high credit on the Airborne Forces of the United States Army.
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