US PARAS 2 Vitagliano, Thomas E.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Vitagliano ​

• FORENAME

Thomas E. ​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Air Assault) (Company C,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

17th January 2005 ​

• AGE

33 ​

• GRAVESITE

St Lawrence Cemetery,West Haven,Connecticut ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from New Haven,Connecticut​

son of Gaetano Vitagliano and Inger Lise Severine​

husband of Nerina Giolli Vitagliano​

grew up Orange and West Haven,Connecticut​

attended Notre Dame High School,West Haven (1 year)​

joined U.S.M.C.​

Cadets Company A,1 Bn​

Sergeant June 1990​

25th Marine Regiment (Company C) (Op.Desert Storm 1991)​

left U.S.M.C.​

worked for American Express​

taught Marine cadets for 1 year​

joined Army​

2 Bn 75th Ranger Regiment​

503rd Infantry Regiment​

awards Silver Star (posthumously),Bronze Star​

KIA Ar Ramadi,Iraq ​

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